Mumbai, Nov 15 (PTI) At least five persons were rescued from an adjacent structure after a fire broke out in a two-storey shop in Mumbai's Byculla area on Wednesday, an official. Nobody was injured in the incident, he said.

The blaze started around 7.20 am in a shop on Shakeel Street in Byculla west.

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Footwear, leather stock, garments, household articles and electrical installations in various "galas" (sub-sections) in the shop were gutted, he said.

After being alerted about the fire, authorities sent at least nine fire engines to the spot.

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Though no injuries were reported, fire brigade officials rescued five persons stranded on an adjacent two-storey structure, he added.

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