Advertisement
X

Fire At Imitation Jewellery Shop In Mumbai Market; No Casualties

A blaze erupted at an imitation jewellery store in Mumbai's Bhuleshwar market, triggering a quick evacuation with no injuries reported

Smoke rising from the market building in Bhuleshwar during the fire. Special Arrangement
Summary
  • A fire broke out at a three-storey imitation jewellery shop in Bhuleshwar around 10 am.

  • The BMC Fire Brigade rushed four vehicles to control the blaze while power was disconnected as a precaution.

  • The building was safely evacuated, and no casualties or injuries were reported.

A fire broke out at an imitation jewellery shop in the busy Bhuleshwar market in south Mumbai on Thursday morning, civic officials said.

No one was injured in the blaze, they said.

The fire was reported at 10.56 am at the imitation jewellery shop in Kaka Puva building on Bhuleshwar Road, the officials said.

The fire brigade rushed to the spot and doused the blaze by 11.12 am, a civic official said.

"There is no report of any injury to anyone," the official said.

Police, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking staff, civic ward personnel and ambulance services were also mobilised.

The cause of the fire and the extent of damage were yet to be ascertained, the official added.

Published At:
US