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At least 21 people were injured and over 2,000 people, including 'Slumdog Millionaire' child actor Rubina Ali, rendered homeless in a fire in suburban Bandra.
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No death has been reported so far. But over 2,000 people have lost their homes as hundreds of shanties were destroyed in the blaze.
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Rubina, who played the role of young Latika in Danny Boyle's Oscar winning film, watched helplessly as her dwelling unit in the crowded slum went up in flames.
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Rubina and her family spent the entire night at the railway station.
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The fire broke out in Garib Nagar slums near Bandra (East) railway station after which 34 fire engines and 16 jumbo water tankers were rushed to the spot.
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The flames were doused around 12:30 am. The exact cause of the fire has not been established but initial reports say five gas cylinders exploded in the slums due to which the fire spread quickly, the official said.
In June 2009, a similar fire broke out in the vicinity of Behrampada, claiming several lives.
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"Slumdog Millionaire" child star Rubina Ali walks on the debris at a slum in Mumbai, March 5, 2011.
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"Slumdog Millionaire" child star Rubina Ali sits outside her house with her belongings at a slum in Mumbai.
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Rubina Ali said she had lost everything, including her photographs, newspaper clippings and film memorabilia.
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"Slumdog Millionaire" child star Rubina Ali walks on the debris at a slum in Mumbai.
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A local resident walks with a stick as he tries to help put out a fire in a slum in Mumbai March 4, 2011.
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Residents look at a fire in a slum in Mumbai March 4, 2011.
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A man gestures for people to stay away as a fire burns in a slum in Mumbai March 4, 2011.
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Firemen and members of the public look at a fire in a slum in Mumbai March 4, 2011.
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People watch from a nearby building as a fire burns in a slum in Mumbai March 4, 2011. A fire gutted a large shanty town, home to hundreds of residents, next to Bandra station in Mumbai's suburbs.
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A man walks out from a fire in a slum in Mumbai March 4, 2011.
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A man looks at a fire in a slum from the platform of an adjacent railway station in Mumbai March 4, 2011.
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A resident sits near the rubble of his burnt home at a slum in Mumbai.
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A boy looks for his belongings in a burnt hut at a slum in Mumbai.
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A resident walks on the rubble of his hut at a slum in Mumbai.
