The office of the collector of Mumbai Suburban district has finished assessing the damage caused by the fire that broke out on Monday evening in Malad East. As per the data collected, 1,030 shanties were gutted in the fire. The information will be submitted to the state government. Meanwhile, a few NGOs have come forward to give books to needy students, who are sitting for the SSC exam. School-going children who are not taking the board exams this year will also require help.

The fire that broke out in Anand Nagar, a slum on a slope on forest land, is one of the biggest blazes witnessed in the past few years. Thousands of slum dwellers ran for their lives after the fire broke out, abandoning their possessions and homes to the flames, and most things that stood on 10,000 square metres of land were turned to ashes. Though temporary shelter and food have been provided by the BMC, as the slum is situated on forest land, the civic body is not obligated to provide compensation to the victims. However, the state government may give them some relief on humanitarian grounds.