A major fire broke out in the Pleasant Park area of Mira Road (East) in the early hours of Saturday (December 13), triggering panic among residents across parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

Visuals showed a large stretch engulfed in flames, with plumes of dark smoke rising high into the sky. In one widely circulated video, a resident recorded the fire from around 400 to 500 metres away from his home, underscoring the intensity of the blaze. Several residents were seen gathering at a distance as emergency teams battled the fire.

The blaze erupted near Jangid Estate in the Mira-Bhayander area, with massive flames and thick black smoke visible from several hundred metres away. Fire brigade and police teams rushed to the spot, and firefighting operations continued for several hours as

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