Massive fire breaks out at Crawford Market in Mumbai

Major fire broke out in Crawford market in Mumbai. 10 fire tenders pressed into service. The Market houses several shops selling household items such a vegetables, fruits, poultry, imported food items, etc. The wholesale market is just walking distance from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station.

Mumbai: A fire broke out in a few shops at the Crawford market in south Mumbai on Thursday evening, but nobody was reported injured.

The fire brigade received a call about the blaze at the British-era market around 6.15 pm, an official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

"It is a level two fire and around eight fire engines have been rushed to the spot," the official said.

Personnel of the BMC ward office, police and ambulances have also reached the site.

"Firefighting is on and nobody was reported injured in the blaze," the fire brigade official said.

The cause of the fire is being ascertained, he added.