According to the officials, the incident was reported at 5:26 pm by the Western Railway. Pics/Ashish Raje (Story/Rajendra B. Aklekar)
The fire started in a shop located within the Churchgate station premises due to which heavy smoke was witnessed inside the station, said the officials
The fire broke out at a the cake shop inside the busy railway station, triggering concerns among commuters during the peak hours, officials said
The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), police, and local BMC ward staff immediately rushed to the spot to launch a fire-fighting operation, they said
He said that after the fire broke out, the first floor was evacuated since there was lots of smoke
While the fire brigade team alleged that Western Railway fire extinguishers did not work, Western Railway officials said they worked well
In a statement, Western Railway said, "An incident of sparking due to short circuit was reported at one of stalls at Churchgate Concourse area"
Fire extinguisher was used by the alert staff and everything was brought under control within five minutes, the statement said
"There is no injury or report of any harm to anyone. Train operations are normal at Churchgate," the statement said
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