Fire destroys 20 hutments in Bandra slum, doused in one hour

Mumbai: A fire destroyed about 20 hutments in a slum pocket in Bandra on Saturday afternoon and firefighters extinguished it after an hourlong operation, an official said. No one was injured in the blaze that erupted around 3 pm in the Dyaneshwar Nagar area of Bandra (east), the official said.

He said four fire engines, water tankers, firefighters and local police rushed to the spot to control the Level-1 (minor) fire. It was confined to an area of about 100 ftX150 ft and was hosed down in an hour, the official added.