A major fire broke out at Chitrakoot Grounds in Andheri West, gutting a set belonging to director Luv Ranjan’s upcoming untitled film, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor. A 32-year-old man died on the spot while another crew member has been injured.

The fire was reportedly doused after five hours with the help of eight fire engines, five water jetties, and other equipment. 32-year-old Manish Devashi, who was injured in the fire, was declared brought dead at the civic-run Cooper Hospital. As per the statement of Ashok Dubey, General Secretary, Federation of Western India Cine Employees, a person, who was doing lighting work on the film set, also sustained minor injuries. None of the actors involved in the film were present at the set during the time the fire broke out.

Although the cause of the fire is still unknown, Ashok Dubey alleged that the contractor, who erected the set, was the same person who had erected the film set at Bangur Nagar, which had also caught fire a more than a year ago. “Fires keep breaking out quite often (on film sets) and we fail to understand on what basis the municipal corporation gives permission to build sets. Fire safety rules should be followed,” Dubey was quoted as saying by a news agency.