Mumbai: In 10 years, nearly 50,000 fire incidents reported - Details here

The Mumbai Fire Brigade has informed RTI activist Shakeel Ahmed Sheikh that there have been a total of 48,434 fire incidents in Mumbai in the last 10 years between 2008 to 2018.

RTI activist Shakeel Ahmed Sheikh had filed an RTI application with the Mumbai Fire Brigade seeking information on the number of fire incidents in Mumbai from 2008 to 2018. Moreover, information was also sought on how many skyscrapers / residential buildings / commercial buildings and slums have caught fire. Besides, what is the reason behind it? How many people have died in a fire accident? Also, how much property has been damaged?

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Regarding this information, Public Information Officer of Mumbai Fire Brigade and Divisional Fire Officer S.D. Sawant gave it to Shakeel Ahmed Sheikh under the Right to Information Act-2005.

A fire broke out in 1,568 skyscrapers. Also, 8,737 residents of the building have caught fire. Nearly, 3, 833 commercial buildings have caught fire, while 3, 151 slums have witnessed fire incidents. The cause of most incidents, which is about 32, 516 fires is reported to be short circuit.

As many as 1,116 fires have started due to gas cylinder leakage. In addition, 11, 889 fire incidents have been reported to various other reasons. 

• A total of 9,887 fires broke out in Circle-I, including 325 skyscrapers, 1,546 residential buildings, 987 commercial buildings and 75 huts.
• The highest number of 10,719 fires were reported in Circle-II, including 129 skyscrapers, 1,824 residential buildings, 664 commercial buildings and 934 huts.
• A total of 8,717 fires broke out in Circle-III, including 496 skyscrapers, 1,382 residential buildings, 939 commercial buildings and 443 huts.
• A total of 8,328 fires broke out in Circle-IV, including 289 skyscrapers, 1,835 residential buildings, 661 commercial buildings and 403 huts.
• A total of 5,683 fires broke out in Circle-V, including 50 skyscrapers, 1,547 residential buildings, 208 commercial buildings and 1,273 huts.
• A total of 5,107 fires broke out in Circle-VI, including 279 skyscrapers, 603 residential buildings, 374 commercial buildings and 23 huts.
• Also, in the year 2020, a total of 3,841 fire accidents have killed 100 people and injured 298.