Fire brigade officials said Saturdays fire atTardeosSachinam Heightswas most likely caused by a short circuit in the electrical duct, and it spread since the firefighting equipment was not functional. Short circuits and non-functional firefighting systems have become a deadly combination for fires in the city, especially in high-rises in the recent past.
A majority of fires breaking out in Mumbai have been due to short circuits and casualties have been high as firefighting systems remain non-functional.
There were reports of 3,151 fires in slums. The cause of 32,516 fires was short circuits. And 1,116 fires broke out due to gas cylinder leakage and 11,889 due to other reasons.