Two fire incidents in the area have spurred the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to set up a mini fire station with a Quick Response Vehicle in Kurar village, Malad East. The BMC ward office has suggested the Shardabai Govind Pawar Garden to the Mumbai Fire Brigade and requested officials to set up the mini fire station there.

In March 2023, due to a fire in Appa Pada, Malad around 3,000 hutments burnt down and one person died. In February before that, a 12-year-old boy had died in a fire in Ambedkar Nagar, Kurar village. The nearest fire station from Appa Pada and Kurar village is at Dindoshi. "In normal times a fire engine takes at least 15 minutes to reach Kurar village. But in peak hours the response time is increased," said a BMC official.