A fire broke out at Siddharth Colony in Chembur East, causing injuries to nine people of which five are in critical condition. There were no reported fatalities. The blaze was caused by a leaking gas cylinder in a household providing tiffin service.

An officer from Chembur fire station told mid-day, "The family had prepared for the morning with all supplies ready and went to sleep. Around 11.40 pm on Thursday, one of them smelled gas, which had already spread in the room. To investigate, where the smell was coming from, he switched on the light. This triggered a spark as electric switches usually generate a small spark not visible to the human eye when they are flipped. This caused the fire.”