India, Nov. 23 -- A fire in multiple residential and commercial galas in Dharavi, right beside the harbour line tracks near Mahim station, led to the loss of materials worth lakhs of rupees and an over-three-hour disruption on Central Railway's harbour line. Trains were halted due to the cutting off of power supply to the overhead wires as a safety precaution, and people were seen walking down on the tracks to get to the still-functional Western Railway line. No injuries were reported.

The fire began at approximately 12.15 pm in the block referred to as Navrang Compound in Dharavi. "It started at the ground-plus-one (G+1) gala at one end of the line adjacent to the railway line-we suspect it was due to a cylinder blast which happened whe...