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Fire breaks out at Mustafa Bazaar timber yard

Incident site

Mumbai: A fire broke out in a timber yard of Mustafa Bazaar of Mazgaon, in Byculla here.

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The incident took place at Santa Sawta Marg in the early hours of Wednesday.

"The information came at around 2:25 am and we reached here immediately. We are trying to control the fire from all four sides of the timber yard. Strong winds and a large quantity of wood here is creating a problem in controlling the fire. We have covered all four sides so that the fire does not spread anywhere," said HD Parab, Deputy Chief Fire Officer (CFO).

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The work to douse the fire is underway with eight fire engines and 12 water tankers. (ANI)

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