Disasters · Mumbai warehouse fireSaki Naka fire: Two dead, four injured in Mumbai scrap warehouse blazeAired October 21, 2026 at 7:10 AM UTCWritten October 21, 2026 at 7:14 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A scrap warehouse fire killed two people and burned four others.0:11The flames spread through workplaces and homes, and all four injured men need0:14hospital treatment.0:16Investigators still have to determine what started the blaze.0:18Two badly burned bodies were recovered from the site.0:21Both people remain unidentified.0:24The four injured men are separate casualties, and all four were receiving treatment0:28at Rajawadi Hospital on Wednesday.0:30The fire struck Abdul Rashid compound on Kairani Road in Sakinaka in Mumbai's Anderi0:35East area.0:36It spread from a scrap warehouse into adjoining commercial premises and Chals,0:40residential buildings where people live close together.0:43Residents rescued victims before the fire brigade arrived.0:46They used private vehicles to take them to hospitals.0:49The injuries range from 10% burns to 80% burns, with two of the injured men only 200:54years old.0:54Tawfiq Qurayshi is 20 and has 80% burns.0:58Jahid Qurishi, also 20, and 47-year-old Kamal Shah each have 40% burns.1:0440-year-old Lalshand Ghotam has 10% burns.1:07All four are being treated at Rajawadi Hospital.1:10The fire broke out on Tuesday, October 20th.1:13The initial injury count was zero.1:15Later that evening, four people with burns had been recorded.1:18By Wednesday, the casualty toll included the two bodies recovered at the compound.1:22Firefighters put out the blaze around half past midnight, early on Wednesday.1:26The brigade had received the call Tuesday evening and declared a level 2 fire1:30shortly afterward.1:31The exact time the fire first ignited is still unclear.1:35The affected premises were in a structure with a ground floor and, in part, one1:39upper floor that put homes and places of work within the fire's reach.1:43Officials estimate that around 60 to 70 commercial units and chaws were affected1:47altogether.1:48The warehouse itself was described as covering 16,000 square feet.1:51Across the adjoining premises, the 60 to 70 estimate combines commercial units and1:56challs.1:56Officials haven't given a reliable measurement of the total area damaged or a count2:00of people displaced.2:01The premises contained garment stocks, plastic granules, scrap material, and wooden2:06furniture.2:06They also held empty aerosol containers, LPG cylinders, electrical installations,2:11and machinery.2:12The bodies were recovered from the area where aerosol containers were stored.2:16Investigators are still working to determine the cause.2:19The stored containers haven't been identified as the ignition source.2:22Officials haven't announced a later update on the injured men's condition.2:26The two unidentified people's bodies were taken for post-mortem examination.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗