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Mumbai Naval Dockyard Fire Near Gateway of India Quickly Contained, No Casualties

Officials have opened an inquiry into the waste-stockyard blaze after naval crews doused it within about 40 minutes.

Overview

  • Flames erupted around 10:15–10:25 pm on February 12 in the Survey Yard waste stockyard inside the high-security dockyard in Colaba.
  • Naval fire tenders led the response and extinguished the blaze, and the Navy reported no injuries.
  • The Mumbai Fire Brigade was alerted and dispatched from Colaba, though fire officials said no additional assistance was ultimately required on site.
  • The incident was declared under control by roughly 11:04 pm, with widely shared videos showing large flames visible near the Gateway of India.
  • The Indian Navy said the cause is under investigation.