Fire at chawl in Mumbai

No injury or casualty has been reported in the mishap which occurred at the chawl in Behram Nagar in Bandra (east).

"We received a call at around 4 AM today (regarding the blaze) and 10 fire engines along with water tankers were pressed into action immediately to douse the flames," a fire brigade official said.

Nearly 3-5 tenements were gutted in the blaze, he said, adding that the fire was contained to a small area by the fire brigade personnel and the flames were doused by 8 AM.

The loss of property and cause of the fire were being ascertained, he said.