Major fire guts Mumbai's Crawford market, no casualties

October 25, 2015 10:16

A major fire broke out in Mumbai's iconic Crawford market in the wee hours of today, gutting over 60 shops.

Fire brigade officials said there was no casualty reported in the blaze.

"Our control room received an alert at 5:23 am that a massive fire broke out at Crawford market. Soon 10 fire tenders and eight water tankers were pressed into action," a fire brigade official told PTI.

The official said the blaze has been brought under control but efforts to douse it completely was still on.

Over 60 shops, mostly selling perfumes and packaging material, were gutted, and the cause behind the blaze is yet to be ascertained, he said.

Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta visited the spot and asked locals who gathered around the market to keep a safe distance from the mishap site.

Crawford market is located in the vicinity of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and the shops were mostly housed in old structures.

Photograph alongside is by ANI.

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