A fire broke out at a ground-plus-one-storey labour camp housing construction workers in Tata Nagar on Navghar Road, Mulund East, on Thursday afternoon, with around seven gas cylinders reportedly exploding during the incident. All occupants were safely evacuated and no injuries or fatalities were reported, according to details published by the Times of India – Mumbai.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade received information about the fire at 1.54pm and declared it a Level-I fire at 2.05pm. The incident took place at a labour camp used by workers engaged in construction activity in the eastern suburb.
The report said the cylinders exploded as the fire spread through the camp. The exact cause of the fire had not been ascertained at the time of reporting. The available account does not establish whether the cylinders were connected to cooking arrangements, stored at the site or involved in another part of the camp’s operations.
Fire brigade personnel reached the location after the emergency call, while police, MSEB, ward staff and a 108 ambulance were also mobilised. The coordinated response brought together fire services, law enforcement, the electricity utility, municipal ward staff and medical support, although no injuries were reported.
The affected structure was a ground-plus-one-storey camp occupied by construction workers. Such camps form part of the temporary accommodation network that supports construction activity in Mumbai, but the report did not provide details about the camp’s ownership, occupancy capacity, construction permissions, fire-safety arrangements or the number of people present when the fire began.
The evacuation was completed without reported casualties. The incident nevertheless placed attention on the safety conditions of temporary worker accommodation located within the city’s active construction areas. The report did not state whether the structure suffered partial or extensive damage, or whether any adjoining premises were affected.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade classified the incident as Level-I after receiving the alert. Further details about the origin of the fire, the condition of the structure, the storage or use of cooking-gas cylinders and any subsequent inspection were not available in the supplied report. Authorities’ next steps will depend on the determination of the fire’s cause and any assessment of the site.
