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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Fire-fighting operations after cylinder explosions in Mira Road huts

IN PHOTOS: Fire-fighting operations after cylinder explosions in Mira Road huts

Updated On: 29 May, 2025 11:12 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

A major fire broke out in tin-roofed huts built for labourers in a residential area of Mira Road near Mumbai on Thursday. Pics/Hanif Patel (Story/Shirish Vaktania)

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A major fire broke out in tin-roofed huts built for labourers in a residential area of Mira Road near Mumbai on Thursday. Pics/Hanif Patel (Story/Shirish Vaktania)

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A major fire broke out in tin-roofed huts built for labourers in a residential area of Mira Road near Mumbai on Thursday. Pics/Hanif Patel (Story/Shirish Vaktania)
<p>The incident occurred in the Sheetal Nagar area, where a developer had set up about 20 to 25 temporary tin huts for his labourers on an open plot</p>

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The incident occurred in the Sheetal Nagar area, where a developer had set up about 20 to 25 temporary tin huts for his labourers on an open plot

<p>Around noon, a short circuit in one of the huts sparked the fire. At the time, two to three labourers were present inside</p>

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Around noon, a short circuit in one of the huts sparked the fire. At the time, two to three labourers were present inside

<p>The fire spread rapidly in the afternoon heat, triggering explosions of two to three gas cylinders stored inside the huts</p>

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The fire spread rapidly in the afternoon heat, triggering explosions of two to three gas cylinders stored inside the huts

<p>Upon receiving an alert, the municipal fire department reached the site immediately and managed to control the blaze within about an hour</p>

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Upon receiving an alert, the municipal fire department reached the site immediately and managed to control the blaze within about an hour

<p>No injuries were reported in the incident, officials said</p>

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No injuries were reported in the incident, officials said

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