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Maha: Four injured in Level-II fire at scrap godown in Mumbai

Mumbai, Oct 20 (UNI) A Level-II fire broke out at a scrap material godown on Khairani Road in Sakinaka area of suburban Andheri today evening, leaving four persons injured with burn injuries, officials said.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) received a call about the fire at 6.18 pm at a godown located in Abdul Rashid Compound on Khairani Road in Sakinaka area of Andheri East and declared it a Level-II fire at 6.37 pm, according to the officials.
Personnel from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, police, Adani Power, 108 ambulance services and municipal ward staff were mobilised for the emergency response.
Although no injuries were reported initially, subsequent information received from Rajawadi Hospital confirmed that four persons had sustained burn injuries and were undergoing treatment.
The injured were identified as Taufiq Shadil Qureshi (20), who reportedly sustained 80 per cent burns; Jahid Abidulla Qureshi (20) and Kamal Jalauddin Shah (47), both with 40 per cent burns; and Lalchand Ramlakhan Gautam (40), who sustained 10 per cent burns.
Further details, including the cause of the fire, are awaited.
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