Four fire engines and four water tankers were rushed to Crawford Market in Mumbai to douse a fire on Thursday evening. The details of how the fire started are yet to be ascertained, but videos show that the blaze started in a ground floor shop. No casualties have been reported yet.
Fire broke out at #Mumbai #Crawfordmarket looks like a major incident. Reason yet unknown. pic.twitter.com/i5DxzaYfgP
— Sachin (@sachin_AB) June 11, 2020
fire in crawford market mumbai pic.twitter.com/PnokViuZF9
— MOHAMMED SUFYAN ( محمد سفیان) (@Sufi150) June 11, 2020
Major fire breaks down at #Crawford Market near #CST #Mumbai pic.twitter.com/gjYbEoYE1s
— sanndiip chauhan (@sanndiipchauhan) June 11, 2020
Major #fire in Mumbai’s Crawford market area #Mumbai Six fire engines at the site @ie_mumbai @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/HSZRuplPFn
— Sanjana Bhalerao (@Sanjana_04) June 11, 2020
The busy colonial-era Crawford Market is one of the most prominent street markets in India's financial capital, which houses shops selling household items such a vegetables, fruits, poultry, imported food items, etc. Established in 1871, the market was earlier known as Mahatma Jyotirai Phule Market, but it was later changed by Mumbai's Municipal Commissioner Arthur Crawford.