Mumbai: Massive fire breaks out at film set in Andheri, one dead

THE TIMES OF INDIA (July 30, 2022)

A 32-year-old man was reported to have died in a fire at an Andheri film set. A massive fire had broken on the film set (of Luv Ranjan's next, starring Ranbir Kapooor), that of a temporary pandal on Chitrakoot Grounds, next to Andheri sports complex, on Friday evening around 4:30 pm.

One person was reported dead in the Andheri film set fire. Fire officials said a 32-year-old man, Manish Devashi, was killed in the fire. Doctors at the civic run Cooper Hospital said that he was brought dead. A massive fire had broken on the film set on Chitrakoot Grounds, next to Andheri sports complex, on Friday evening. The fire was designated as level 2. Officials first said the fire had broken out in a shop, but later confirmed that it was a film set.

“The blaze was reported around 4:30 pm. The fire was confined to a temporary decorative pandal. Eight fire engines, water tankers and ambulances were sent to the spot. The fire was covered from all sides around 7:15 pm. Plumes of thick black smoke were coming out,” said an official.
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MID-DAY (July 30, 2022)

A massive fire broke out at a film set at Chitrakoot ground in suburban Andheri (West) on Friday afternoon, a civic official said. The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) declared it to be a level 2 fire. A 32-year-old Manish Devashi who was rescued and shifted to civic-run Cooper Hospital has been declared brought dead by the doctors.

The incident occurred at 4:30 pm on Friday after a  short circuit happened in the electric board of the studio. Local residents told midday that heavy smoke was coming out from the studio. The fire brigade managed to extinguish the fire in 30 minutes. There were around 50 to 100 workers inside the studio while the incident occurred.

Three fire engines were rushed to the site, the official said.

Speaking with midday, Senior Inspector Bandopant Bansode from Amboli police station said, "The major fire broke out at around 4:28 pm at Chitrakoot studio. In the primary investigation, we found that a fire broke out due to a short circuit in the main electric board. The fire later spread into entire studio premises. The fire was spread around a 1000 sq ft area in the studio. Police, Traffic police, BMC ward staff, water department, fire brigades, and electricity officers were rushed at the spot and they managed to extinguish the fire."