Mumbai, 05 June (HS): A major fire at Mumbai’s

Churchgate Station around 5.30 pm on Thursday rattled the passengers catching

trains to return to their homes. The Firefighters brought the fire under control

within a short time and prevented major chaos. The entrance to the stations

was closed for some time. The fire broke out at the Monginis Cake Shop,

suspected to be due to a short circuit. The entrance gates were opened soon.

Preliminary reports suggest that there is no loss of life.

The Manginis Cake Shop is one of the shops in the

underground passage at the Churchgate station. The underground passage was immediately

closed when smoke emanating from the shop was noticed. The Fire Brigade

immediately brought the fire under control and avoided a major incident in the underground

pass. The local train service was not affected due to the fire. The entrance

was opened after the fire was brought under control.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar