Mumbai godown fires were reported at multiple locations across Bhiwandi, Navi Mumbai, and Thane, damaging a scrap warehouse, a powerloom factory, a wood godown, a mandap-decoration storage shed, and three market handcarts. No deaths or injuries were reported, according to civic and emergency officials cited by Mid-Day.
The initial fire broke out around 2:03 am at a scrap godown in Bhiwandi, which spread to an adjacent powerloom factory. Residents helped move equipment and raw materials to safety, but the factory was destroyed. Firefighters controlled the blaze after intensive efforts.
A separate fire at around 2 pm hit a wood godown in Navi Mumbai, controlled after about 90 minutes without casualties.
In Thane’s Kalwa area, a fire devastated a mandap-decoration storage shed early Wednesday morning. Fire services extinguished the blaze by 3:40 am, with cause under investigation.
Additionally, three handcarts at a Thane vegetable market caught fire early Wednesday but were quickly controlled with no injuries.
The incidents involved combustible materials like scrap, wood, cloth, and decoration equipment. Authorities have not confirmed if the fires are connected, nor announced a common cause. Investigation is ongoing for the Kalwa godown fire.
Firefighters and disaster-management teams have completed response operations at all sites. Further damage details and cause findings remain unavailable.
