Mumbai, April 21 -- Mumbai North West MP Ravindra Waikar has urged the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to set up a mini fire station near the Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Trauma Care Hospital in Jogeshwari East, citing growing population pressure and delays in emergency response. In a letter dated April 13, addressed to municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide, Waikar highlighted rapid urbanisation in Jogeshwari, Andheri and Goregaon East, marked by clusters of multi-storey buildings, commercial hubs and congested internal roads. The nearest fire stations were located far away and heavy traffic on the Western Express Highway and the Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR) often slowed down fire engines, affecting response during the golden hour of accidents and emergencies, the MP said. A senior BMC official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the civic body currently operates six command centres across seven zones, with an additional command centre being planned in Goregaon. "There is no command centre in zone 4, where this demand has been raised. We are in the process of adding one command centre and will inspect the need for additional facilities as suggested," the official said, adding that work was already underway on a fire station in Andheri. Residents' groups in Andheri, Lokhandwala and Seven Bungalows have long demanded a full-fledged fire station in the area....