Mumbai, April 24 -- A fire broke out early Friday morning at a cluster of scrap shops in Mumbai's Mankhurd area, officials said.

According to information received from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), the incident was reported at around 5:04 am from Kurla Scrap Dealers located in Ekta Nagar on G.M. Link Road, Mandala, Mankhurd. A second alert was received at 5:25 am.

The fire was confined to four to five ground-floor scrap material units (galas). Based on initial information provided by the caller, no individuals were trapped inside the affected premises.

Firefighting operations were promptly initiated. The fire brigade, police, ambulance services, the concerned electricity distribution company, the P...