2 charred to death, 4 hurt in Sakinaka scrap godown fire in Mumbai

Mumbai: Two unidentified persons were charred to death and four suffered burns, one critically, after a fire broke out at a scrap material godown in Sakinaka, Andheri East, on Tuesday evening.

The blaze at Abdul Rashid Compound on Khairani Road was reported to Mumbai Fire Brigade at 6.18 pm and declared a Level-II fire at 6.37 pm. It was extinguished by 12.30 am Wednesday, more than six hours later.

A Sakinaka police team led by inspector Nitin Patil recovered the two unidentified charred bodies from the area where aerosol containers were stored. They were sent to Rajawadi Hospital for post-mortem examination.

The four injured were taken to Rajawadi Hospital by police and in private vehicles before firefighters arrived. Tofik Shadilal Qureshi (20) suffered 80% burns to his hands, chest, abdomen, legs, neck and face. Jahid Abidullah Qureshi (20) and Kamal Jalaluddin Shah (42) suffered 40% burns to their hands, chest and face. Lalchand Gautam (40) sustained 10% burns to his right shoulder and face. All four were admitted to the trauma ward.