Massive fire at Mankhurd
A level 3 fire broke out at a scrapyard in Mankhurd’s Mandala area on Friday afternoon. According to preliminary information, the incident took place at around 2:30 pm. The fire resulted in thick plumes of smoke coming out of the scrap yard. At least 13 fire engines and two ambulances are on the spot to try to bring the fire under control. Photo by SL Shanth Kumar/BCCL
Fire still on
Even after several fire tenders were pressed into work, the blaze at the Mankhurd scrapyard continued for over three hours. The area is clustered with a number of huts and shanties, and smoke from the fire has reportedly started entering the homes of the people living nearby. Photo by KK Choudhary/BCCL
Just Mumbai things
A woman washes clothes outside her home in a slum in Mumbai with the water she collected from a community tap about a kilometre away from her home. Alone and with no one to watch her baby, she kept him safe in a bucket with some water to play with while she continued with her tasks. Photo by SL Shanth Kumar/BCCL
CM at Lonar lake
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray visited Lonar on Friday to view the Lonar crater lake. He later chaired a review meeting to discuss conservation work and development of the premises. Photo courtesy: Maharashtra Information Centre
Protest against fuel price
Shiv Sena party leaders and workers on Friday held a statewide protest in Maharashtra against the Central government over the rising petrol and diesel price. Maharashtra Transport Minister and Senior Shiv Sena leader Anil Parab said that protests are their first step to resist the decision; they will take other steps if the Central government does not listen. Photo by Somit Sen/ BCCL
BJP vs MVA
It was a day for protests as BJP workers also took to the streets of Mumbai on Friday to protest against inflated electricity bills in the city during the lockdown. Accusing Maharashtra's MVA government of 'harassing' common people and farmers for recovery of electricity bills, BJP legislator Pravin Darekar said that if the Uddhav Thackeray-led government failed to immediately stop 'harassment' of common citizens and farmers over the recovery of power dues, BJP will intensify its statewide agitation over the issue. Photo: Twitter/@PrasadLadInd
Courting arrest
BJP leader and former MP Kirit Somaiya claimed that he was arrested by the Mumbai Police for protesting against the state government. "We are arrested by Police during our agitation 'Thackeray Sarkar's Electricity Company ko Tala Lagao'. We are being taken to Bhandup Police Station," he tweeted. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL