Two dead, four injured as massive fire engulfs 60-70 commercial units, chawls in Mumbai’s Sakinaka
The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained and the fire was put out after more than six hours of firefighting operations
Summary by The Mumbai Editorial Desk · As published by The Hindu — Mumbai · · 1 min read
The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained and the fire was put out after more than six hours of firefighting operations

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