Mumbai Slum Fire

At least 32 persons, including a one-month-old boy, were injured and admitted to hospitals after a fire erupted in their seven-storey residential building in Dharavi slum area of central Mumbai on Sunday, an official said.

A major fire broke out in some structures in Dharavi, the biggest slum in Mumbai, in the wee hours of Wednesday, but there was no report of injury to anyone, officials said.

A 12-year-old boy was killed after a major fire broke out in several hutments in Kurar village of Malad area in Mumbai on Monday, a fire official said.

The motorcycles have been specially customised for the fire department and will be used to douse fires in slums and congested areas, places where a conventional fire truck won't be able to go.

Fire Department officials used Protector 600, an advanced level ariel mist blowing machine in Mumbai's Dharavi slum area on Sunday to disinfect the locality, in a bid to curb the rising COVID-19 cases.

A fire broke out in a slum at Dhobi Ghat at Byculla here early on Monday.

A fire broke out at a slum in northern Mumbai's Malad this evening, news agency ANI reported. Four fire trucks are at the spot

Two persons were injured when a fire broke out at a slum in suburban Bandra of Mumbai today, a fire brigade official said.

A major fire broke out in a slum in Bandra West and Andheri area of Mumbai. Initial reports suggested it is a level three fire. 25 fire engines were at the spot to douse the blaze.

At the Behrampada slums in Mumbai's Bandra, thousands of families are spending the night in the open, some by the railway tracks as locals whizzed past them. A huge fire that broke out this afternoon in the slum burnt down their houses, leaving them homeless.

The fire broke out in Behrampada slum, near the Bandra station. The main skywalk which connects Bandra East and Bandra station is engulfed in flames.

The overhead pedestrian bridge at the Bandra station, one of Mumbai's busiest, was engulfed in flames at rush hour after a fire erupted in a slum nearby. Four residents of the slum and one fire-fighter were injured.

Six children were injured after a fire broke out at a slum cluster in South Mumbai's Dana Bandar area this evening. All of them have been admitted to the JJ Hospital. Twelve fire engines and six water tankers reached the spot and the fire was doused later in the evening. The fire broke out around 6 pm and engulfed more than 15 huts and warehouses i...

When residents of a slum in Kalyan near Mumbai went to douse a fire that had broken out in one of the houses on Wednesday, sacks full of cash left them shocked.

Around 40 homes were burnt to the ground after a fire broke out in the Naya Nagar slum in Mumbai's Mahim area today. It took five fire engines and four water tankers to douse the fire that started at about 10:30 am.

At least 32 persons, including a one-month-old boy, were injured and admitted to hospitals after a fire erupted in their seven-storey residential building in Dharavi slum area of central Mumbai on Sunday, an official said.

A major fire broke out in some structures in Dharavi, the biggest slum in Mumbai, in the wee hours of Wednesday, but there was no report of injury to anyone, officials said.

A 12-year-old boy was killed after a major fire broke out in several hutments in Kurar village of Malad area in Mumbai on Monday, a fire official said.

The motorcycles have been specially customised for the fire department and will be used to douse fires in slums and congested areas, places where a conventional fire truck won't be able to go.

Fire Department officials used Protector 600, an advanced level ariel mist blowing machine in Mumbai's Dharavi slum area on Sunday to disinfect the locality, in a bid to curb the rising COVID-19 cases.

A fire broke out in a slum at Dhobi Ghat at Byculla here early on Monday.

A fire broke out at a slum in northern Mumbai's Malad this evening, news agency ANI reported. Four fire trucks are at the spot

Two persons were injured when a fire broke out at a slum in suburban Bandra of Mumbai today, a fire brigade official said.

A major fire broke out in a slum in Bandra West and Andheri area of Mumbai. Initial reports suggested it is a level three fire. 25 fire engines were at the spot to douse the blaze.

At the Behrampada slums in Mumbai's Bandra, thousands of families are spending the night in the open, some by the railway tracks as locals whizzed past them. A huge fire that broke out this afternoon in the slum burnt down their houses, leaving them homeless.

The fire broke out in Behrampada slum, near the Bandra station. The main skywalk which connects Bandra East and Bandra station is engulfed in flames.

The overhead pedestrian bridge at the Bandra station, one of Mumbai's busiest, was engulfed in flames at rush hour after a fire erupted in a slum nearby. Four residents of the slum and one fire-fighter were injured.

Six children were injured after a fire broke out at a slum cluster in South Mumbai's Dana Bandar area this evening. All of them have been admitted to the JJ Hospital. Twelve fire engines and six water tankers reached the spot and the fire was doused later in the evening. The fire broke out around 6 pm and engulfed more than 15 huts and warehouses i...

When residents of a slum in Kalyan near Mumbai went to douse a fire that had broken out in one of the houses on Wednesday, sacks full of cash left them shocked.

Around 40 homes were burnt to the ground after a fire broke out in the Naya Nagar slum in Mumbai's Mahim area today. It took five fire engines and four water tankers to douse the fire that started at about 10:30 am.