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IN PHOTOS: Cooling ops underway after major fire in Mumbai`s Dharavi

Updated On: 22 November, 2025 04:28 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Firefighters are carrying out cooling operations after a massive blaze broke out in Dharavi near the Mahim railway track on Saturday afternoon. (PICS/ SAMEER ABEDI)

Firefighters are carrying out cooling operations after a massive blaze broke out in Dharavi near the Mahim railway track on Saturday afternoon. (PICS/ SAMEER ABEDI)

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Firefighters are carrying out cooling operations after a massive blaze broke out in Dharavi near the Mahim railway track on Saturday afternoon. (PICS/ SAMEER ABEDI)
<p>The fire affected the local train services earlier in the day. By afternoon, the services resumed normal operations, with the Harbour Line&rsquo;s first DOWN train departing at 2.11 pm. The caution orders issued on the UP Fast line were also relaxed at 2.29 pm&nbsp;</p>

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The fire affected the local train services earlier in the day. By afternoon, the services resumed normal operations, with the Harbour Line’s first DOWN train departing at 2.11 pm. The caution orders issued on the UP Fast line were also relaxed at 2.29 pm 

<p>The fire at Navrang Compound near Mahim Fatak on Sion&ndash;Mahim Link Road in Dharavi was declared a `Level-2 (major)` incident, triggering a multi-agency response and disrupting suburban train services</p>

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The fire at Navrang Compound near Mahim Fatak on Sion–Mahim Link Road in Dharavi was declared a `Level-2 (major)` incident, triggering a multi-agency response and disrupting suburban train services

<p>The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) received the first alert at 12.29 pm. The fire was confined to a ground-plus-one hutment structure inside the compound, located near the railway phatak and Noor Restaurant on 60-Feet Road</p>

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The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) received the first alert at 12.29 pm. The fire was confined to a ground-plus-one hutment structure inside the compound, located near the railway phatak and Noor Restaurant on 60-Feet Road

<p>Fire engines from Dadar, Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), Bandra, and Shivaji Park stations were rushed to the scene along with police teams, ambulances, and ward staff</p>

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Fire engines from Dadar, Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), Bandra, and Shivaji Park stations were rushed to the scene along with police teams, ambulances, and ward staff

<p>At 1.18 pm, the incident was upgraded to a Level-2 fire. The cause remains under investigation. No injuries have been reported so far</p>

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At 1.18 pm, the incident was upgraded to a Level-2 fire. The cause remains under investigation. No injuries have been reported so far

<p>Traffic on 60-Feet Road was also disrupted as fire and rescue operations continued</p>

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Traffic on 60-Feet Road was also disrupted as fire and rescue operations continued

<p>&nbsp;Fire brigade officials and railway authorities are jointly monitoring the situation until the blaze is completely extinguished</p>

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 Fire brigade officials and railway authorities are jointly monitoring the situation until the blaze is completely extinguished

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