India: 15 shops, houses gutted in massive fire in Mumbai, people use buckets to put off blaze

A massive fire broke out in the Indian city of Mumbai on Saturday (Feb 17) in which at least 15 shopsandsome houses were damaged. The fire started around 4 am local time in Govandi's Baiganwadi.

There haven't been reports of any injuries so far. According to officials, nearly 15 commercial units on the ground floor and some houses – on the first floor – suffered damages in the fire.

In the video, the residents were seen throwing buckets of water on the blazing fire. The massive blaze engulfed electric wiring and installation, household items, AC sheets, plastic sheets, LPG cylinders, wooden planks, and furniture.

About 20 two-wheelers also suffered damage in the fire. More than nine fire brigades were present at the spot. Mumbai Police and fire officials were also present at the site of the incident.

The exact cause behind the fire remained unknown.

Days back, another fire incident took place in national capital

Two days earlier, a massive fire broke out in a paint factory in the Alipur area of New Delhi, in which at least 11 people were killed. The firemen took approximately three hours to bring the fire under control and later discoveredbodiesin search operation.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited the site where fire broke out and took stock of the situation.

"11 people have died and 4 injured. The families of the victims will be given an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh, those who have sustained serious injuries will get Rs 2 lakhand those with minor injuries will be given Rs 20,000. The nearby shops and houses that got burnt in the fire will also be compensated after assessing the loss," he said.

"It is being said that the fire tenders were late, I will order an inquiry for the same. Actionwill be taken against the factory owner for running the factory in a residential area," he added.

(With inputs from agencies)