The incident has once again revived the demand from citizens, activists, and former corporators for setting up a burns ward at the civic-run YCM hospital.
As per the civic officials, more than 3,000 illegal industrial units employing over 1 lakh people are running at the restricted area since past 30 to 40 years
The blaze started inside the compound of Rana Engineering near Jyotibabagar, Talawade, at about 3 pm. The fire spread fast as inflammable material is stored in the compound, causing burn injuries to multiple workers inside the unit