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Mumbai Fire: A major fire erupted which engulfed a furniture warehouse in Goregaon area of suburban Mumbai in Maharashtra on Thursday afternoon, has been doused, officials said.
The blaze, which erupted at a storage unit located at Sunteck City, Narayan Plaza around 3.50 pm, was doused at 8:15pm, they said.
According to officials, a massive fire broke out at the furniture godown located near the Narayan Plaza at around 3.50 PM in the afternoon and as many as 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames.
“No injuries or casualties to anyone have been reported in the blaze so far,” the police said earlier.
Visuals shared on social media showed thick plumes of black smoke emanating from the burning building as firefighters are engrossed in putting out the towering flames.
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“The fire was confined to garments, wood stock, scrap items and fabrication materials in 10 to 15 shops in the ground-plus-one storey structure spread over 2,000 square feet. It had temporary and permanent shops along with lot of furniture items,” an official said.
He said that at least eight fire engines, other fire brigade vehicles along with an ambulance were deployed.
“The blaze was extinguished after more than four hours,” the official added.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained,” he said.
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