A fire broke out on Thursday evening at a crackers shop located in a chawl behind the Malad Police Station in Malad (West) area of Mumbai, civic officials said, adding the firefighting operations were underway.
They said that the incident was reported at around 7:04 pm on Thursday, and officials quickly responded to the scene.
According to information from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation`s (BMC) Fire Brigade (MFB), the fire was confined to the crackers shop and did not spread to nearby structures.
The blaze was declared as a Level-I (minor) fire.
So far, no injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, civic officials said.
Further details area awaited.
