Fire breaks out near Versova Fish Market

MUMBAI: On Tuesday af ternoon, a fire broke out at the ground floor of a G+4 structure at Tere Gully, Versova.

The incident took place around 2:48pm, soon af ter which the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) deployed fire tankers on the spot. The fire was marked as Level 1 (L1) and the spot where the incident took place was close to the Versova Fish Market. Although there were no casualties, fire officials stated a number of shops were gutted in the incident. "There was no building nearby, which is why the fire couldn't spread to a large area and the damage was limited," said a fire brigade official.

The entire Andheri (West) area is heavily congested and the nearest fire station is at Irla, from where it takes a long time for the engines to reach the spot. A local fire station needs to be set up here immediately, as the lives of those residing nearby are at risk.

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Meanwhile, this has been the sixth fire breakout reported from Andheri (West) since January. Residents stated that there is an urgent need of a local fire station, as it takes at least 40 minutes for fire engines to arrive at the spot.

"The entire Andheri (West) area is heavily congested and the nearest fire station is at Irla, from where it takes a long time for the engines to reach the spot. A local fire station needs to be set up here immediately, as the lives of those residing nearby are at risk," Dhawal Shah, founder and spokesperson of Lokhandwala Oshiwara Citizen's Association (LOCA) told FPJ.