Mumbai: Short Circuit caused major fire at Crawford Market
“From our initial investigation, it looks like a case of short-circuit. The fire broke out at the Sara-Sahara compound and spread to other areas," said a senior fire officer.
“Sara-Sahara Market houses many mobile shops. Mobile batteries and combustible substances like perfumes stored in this area led to spread of the fire to Manish Market and neighbouring areas.
"The flying mobile batteries landed on Manish Market side that had tarpaulin covers on the roof top. That"s how the fire spread," said the officer. The area had some illegal shops which sell highly combustible goods including lighters, perfumes and electronic equipment.
The
fire
broke
out
at
around
3.40
am
and
spread
to
the
adjoining
Manish
Market,
Mohta
Market
and
the
neighbouring
areas.
The
fire
brigade
informed
that
if
batteries
caught
fire,
it
moved
upwards
in
the
air.
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Major
fire
breaks
out
in
Crawford
market
area
in
Mumbai
The
fire
officials
were
busy
in
their
cooling
operations
till
Sunday
evening.
“Once
the
cooling
operation
finishes
today,
we
will
start
with
investigation.
It
will
take
at
least
four
days
to
complete
the
investigation,"
said
another
senior
officer.
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