Mumbai news: Fire broke out at Terminal 1 of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Thursday, said a civic official.
He added that firefighting operations were underway and no casualties have been reported, according to PTI.
As per the official, the blaze broke out at a three-storey building near 1-B Circle at around 6:35 pm, following which teams from the Mumbai Fire Brigade were dispatched to the scene. The fire was limited to the ground floor, he said.
According to the chief fire officer of the Mumbai fire brigade, Ravindra Ambulgekar, the fire was reported in cable trays and switch boxes within the terminal, reported Hindustan Times.
A CSMIA spokesperson said, “On Thursday 09 April 2026, a minor fire was reported at Terminal 1 due to a short circuit at 18:10 hrs. The fire was immediately brought under control by the emergency response teams within minutes. Airport operations remain unaffected.”
Many videos on social media showed thick smoke billowing inside Terminal 1 of the airport.
Previous related incidents
A fire erupted on March 22 evening in a 24-storey residential building in Goregaon East was reported at the Lakshya Chandi Building on Krishna Vatika Marg, near the district court, around 7:20 pm, according to civic officials.
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Authorities said the fire was confined to the sixth floor of the tower. At least eight fire engines from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, along with other support vehicles, were deployed, and firefighting operations were underway.
Firefighters managed to rescue a woman, who was taken to a trauma care center in a private vehicle, the official added.
Police, electricity department personnel, 108 ambulance services, and local staff from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation were also rushed to the scene to assist in firefighting and rescue efforts.
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Another fire reportedly originated at a shop in Turbhe Sector 21 earlier that evening in the city. Footage from the site showed large flames and thick smoke pouring from the building’s windows. Firefighting teams remained on site, working to bring the blaze under control.
A fire broke out on the ninth floor of a 45-storey residential building in the Gokuldham on February 13, officials said. Fire brigade teams rushed to the scene and managed to control the blaze in a short time.
Earlier that day, another fire erupted at a waste stockyard inside the Naval Dockyard. Authorities confirmed that the fire was brought under control and no casualties were reported.
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The causes of both incidents were under investigation.
Separately, a 63-year-old woman died and her 34-year-old niece was injured in a fire at their flat in a 13-storey building in the Vile Parle on February 9, just before a family wedding, officials said. A police officer clarified that the injured woman was the niece of the deceased, not her daughter as previously reported.
The fire broke out in the Satra family’s flat at the Suvidha Pearl Building at 9:51 AM. At least five fire engines and additional Mumbai Fire Brigade vehicles took around three hours to extinguish the flames. The flat belongs to the family of the building’s developer.
“Bhavna Satra, a sister-in-law of the builder, and her niece Aneree rushed to the flat. Satra was trapped inside while Aneree escaped with minor injuries. Since she was an asthma patient, the 63-year-old woman died of suffocation,” PTI quoted the officer as saying.
The incident occurred while the Satra family members were attending rituals elsewhere in the building and noticed smoke coming from the flat. The police have filed a report of accidental death, and the cause of the fire remains unknown.
