Mumbai: Fire breaks out at Oshiwara furniture market, no injuries reported

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A major fire broke out at the Oshiwara furniture market in Mumbai's Jogeshwari area on Tuesday, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

According to the BMC, the fire broke out at 11:52 AM at the Oshiwara Furniture Market, near A1 Darbar Restaurant on Swami Vivekanand Marg in Jogeshwari West. The blaze was confined to a ground-floor furniture godown.

Mumbai Fire Brigade had declared the blaze as a level 2 fire (major fire).

The incident was reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), which immediately responded to the emergency.

Following the information regarding the blaze, the Mumbai Fire Brigade, local police, and 108 Ambulance services were mobilised to the scene.

Fire breaks out in scrap shop in Kurla area

A firefighter was injured after a major fire broke out in a scrap godown at Kurla West area of Mumbai, the civic officials said on February 1.

The fire was reported at a scrap godown near Lal Bahadur Shastri Road at 2.50 pm, officials said.

Fireman Suraj Tanaji Nakashe, 25, was injured in the incident. He sustained injuries to left his knee, the civic body said.

Nakashe was rushed to a hospital where he was treated and was later discharged, an official said.

According to the Civic Disaster Management Department, the fire broke out in 2-3 gallas near the Equinox Building. As many as four fire engineers and 6 water jets with other machinery deputed on the spot. Till 5 pm the fire was covered from all sides.

An official from Mumbai Fire Brigade said, although the fire was not big. But fire caught compostable material like plastic spreading rapidly. Also temporary structures create challenges.

"Fire was confined to scarp material stock, electric wiring, electric installations, cardboard stock, furniture, plastic material, stock of chemical drums etc in 08 nos. of galas at gali No. 2 and 03 Nos. of galas in galli No. 3 admeasuring in area about 100' X 200' sq.ft having ground floored and ground plus upper one floored structure," said an official said.

The fire was completely extinguished at around 8:30 pm.

In a similar incident, on January 25, a major fire was reported at Goregaon furniture market which had affected 20-30 gallas. The blaze was extinguished after 6 hours.

In an another incident, on December 28, 2024, at least 50-60 gallas caught fire at Sakinaka Khairani Estate. These were also scrap godowns.