The fire at the Mankhurd scrapyard was doused in on Saturday, February 6, after nearly 20 hours of continuous efforts of the firefighting operations carried out by the authorities.
On Friday, February 5, a massive fire broke out in Mandala, a slum-dominated area. The fire department identified it as a level-3 fire.
Fire-fighting operations were carried out at the affected site and as many as 19 fire tenders were deployed. Considering the severity of the fire, the fire brigade personnel had evacuated the surrounding area.
Residents of the area said that no causality was reported but there are damages to the property.
However, a fire officer Harish Nadkar (40) was injured during the operation to douse the fire. He was rushed to Shatabdi Hospital at Govandi. His condition has said to be stable.
According to a resident, this is not the first time that this place has caught fire. There were numerous godowns in the area that store used oil, which acts as fuel for fires. Another resident said that there were numerous godowns in the area that store used oil, which acts as fuel for fires.
But there are a lot of godowns in the area that are used to store burnt oil. This area is mostly inhabited by daily wage labourers who ran away once the fire began, said a resident. Meanwhile, the reason for the fire is not known yet.
Moreover, according to reports, there was a huge traffic jam in the direction of free-way Ghatkopar on Friday evening, February 5. In addition, traffic on the Santa Cruz-Chembur Link Road was also affected.
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