The Mumbai Fire Brigade observes April 14 the day of the explosion as a week long fire safety drive focusing on fire safety drills, public awareness campaigns and training sessions aimed at improving emergency preparedness and preventing fire-related incidents across the city.
Starting April 14, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) started the Fire Service Week, an annual week-long campaign that will focus on drives and demonstrations towards raising awareness about fire safety measures in Mumbai. Alongside the MFB, this campaign will be observed by as many as 2,561 fire stations across the country since the week is also nationally known to be ‘Fire Service Week’.
However, the origin of this date goes back to a dreaded April 14 afternoon back in 1944, when two back-to-back explosions rocked the entire island city of Mumbai (Bombay). What followed was a firefighting operation that went on for three days, claiming 476 lives.
