Blaze at Mumbai timber market, charred body of man found at spot

Mumbai: The charred body of a man was found after a major fire broke out at a timber market in south Mumbai early on Friday, a civic official said.

The fire was confined to the wood stock in a large area in the Chor Bazaar locality of Grant Road in south Mumbai, the official said.

The fire started at around 2 am, and 20 fire engines were deployed to douse the flames, he said.