Mumbai fire: 38-year-old dead, seven injured in blaze at food shop in Mahim
Eight people who were injured in the fire were rushed to Sion Hospital by locals, before the Mumbai Fire Brigade reached the spot. Among them, one person was reported brought dead, while the condition of another person is said to be critical condition
Amritpal Singh Sanhotra 
One person was killed and seven others were injured in a fire that broke out at a food store near the Makhdoom Shah Dargah on Cadel Road in Mahim on Friday evening, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation`s (BMC) disaster management department.
Eight injured people were rushed to Sion Hospital by locals, before the Mumbai Fire Brigade reached the spot. Among them, one was declared brought dead, another person is in critical condition, and the remaining six are in stable condition.
The victim has been identified as 38-year-old Noor Alam. The injured include Pravin Pujari, 34, who is in a critical condition, as well as Mukesh Gupta, 34; Shiv Mohan, 24; Deepali Godatkar, 24; Sana Shaikh, 25; Shridevi Bandichhode, 31, and Kamlesh Jaiswal, 22.
The fire was reported at 6.17 pm and was doused within 25 minutes, by 6.40 pm. A cylinder blast was also reported during this time.
According to information from the Fire Brigade`s control room, one water tanker and two fire engines were pressed into service.
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