Mumbai AQI News Live Updates: Mumbai wakes up to haze; Colaba, Nandadeep Garden logs ‘very poor’ AQI post-Diwali

Four members of a family, including a six-year-old girl, were killed and 10 others were injured after a fire broke out in Navi Mumbai’s Raheja Residency society Monday night. Officials from the Navi Mumbai Fire Brigade (NMFB) said the fire was reported around 12.40 am and it was put out by around 4.30 am.

According to the authorities, the blaze erupted on the 10th floor of the building and soon spread to the 11th and 12th floors.

Officials said that after the fire broke out, the building’s corridors became engulfed with thick black smoke, further endangering the occupants.

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At least four people were killed after a major fire broke out at a residential building in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, on Monday night.

The fire engulfed the top floors of Raheja Residency in Sector 14 around 2 am, and was doused by firefighters from multiple nearby stations around 4 am on Tuesday.

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

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A day after Diwali, Mumbai's air quality deteriorated significantly to 'poor' as the overall AQI breached the 200 mark and touched 212.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), at 212, the air quality index (AQI) was in the 'poor' category, with the potential to cause breathing discomfort to most people upon prolonged exposure.

In Bandra Kurla Complex, the AQI neared the 400-mark as the AQI touched 375 on Tuesday morning.

This was followed by an AQI of 346 in Colaba and 309 in Mazegaon. Meanwhile, 10 other pockets recorded 'poor' AQI between 200-300 on Tuesday morning.

With air quality worsening, it is advised to wear masks and stay indoors as much as possible to avoid exposure to toxic air.

Health experts recommend avoiding outdoor activities such as walking, jogging, or exercising, as fine particulate pollutants can enter the lungs and bloodstream.

“We have already asked the builders and contractors involved in real estate projects to start sprinkling water at their premises to prevent dust displacement. At present, monitoring is underway, and on-ground action will be taken up soon,” a NIAS official said.

Owing to bursting of firecrackers and slowing down of wind patterns as winter nears, the air quality index (AQI) in Mumbai plummeted severely, with the Air Quality Early Warning System for Mumbai showing a reading of 217 early Tuesday, marking a massive spike from 187 recorded on Monday.

This is the worst recorded AQI since the monsoon withdrawal on October 10.

Mumbai woke up to haze on Tuesday (October 21), a day after Diwali, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), with the forecast stating the skies will become clearer towards afternoon in the city and the suburbs.

Several parts of the city recorded air quality index (AQI) in the ‘very poor’ category on Tuesday, with the Air Quality Early Warning System showing the highest reading of 341 at IMD Colaba station at 5 am.

A ‘very poor’ AQI was also recorded in Nandadeep Garden-Bandra Traffic Junction (313), Bapista Garden Mazagaon (305) early today.

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