A devastating fire broke out at a plastic warehouse on EM Bypass, spreading quickly to the nearby slum area behind JW Marriott. Several shanties were engulfed in flames as residents rushed out onto the open road to escape the blaze. People living in the slum were forced to flee with whatever they could carry, while panic and chaos spread across the area. Fire engines reportedly arrived long after the blaze had started, by which time the fire had already caused extensive damage.