A Level-2 fire broke out on Friday evening at a scrap godown located in a slum area of Ganpat Patil Nagar, IC Colony, Borivali West, Mumbai. The incident was reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) at 5.29 pm and was upgraded to Level-2 at 5.37 pm.

The blaze started in the scrap dealer’s shop and spread to around four neighbouring shops, completely gutting three of them. The fire consumed electric wiring, electric installations, wooden furniture, wooden goods, eatables, stock of spices, coal, bundles of clothes, and scrap materials, covering an area of approximately 500 x 150 sq. ft across 8–10 galas.