Maharashtra: Fire breaks out at industrial unit in Palghar district; none hurt

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A fire broke out in an industrial unit in the MIDC area of Boisar in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Thursday, but no casualty was reported, fire brigade officials told news agency PTI.

The blaze at the unit manufacturing dyes and allied products was reported in the evening after which two fire engines and firefighters were rushed to the spot at around 7.30 pm, they said.

The flames, which could be seen from a long distance, were doused after two hours, but there was no casualty, an official told PTI.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known, he said.

Areas around MIDC Boisar, located on the outskirts of Mumbai, experienced foul odour caused by burning of chemicals in the unit.

Meanwhile, A 55-year-old man had a narrow escape when his car caught fire on a busy road in Maharashtra's Thane city on Tuesday, a traffic police official told PTI.

The incident took place in the morning, when the man was driving on Ghodbunder road, inspector R A Vani of Kapurbawdi traffic police department said.

The motorist noticed fumes coming out of his vehicle and immediately took it to the side of the road, and by the time he got out, the car was engulfed in flames, he said.

Local firemen and the RDMC team rushed to the spot and doused the fire around 10 am. But the car was completely wrecked, Yasin Tadvi, chief of the civic disaster control cell, told PTI.

A car parked near the vehicle was also damaged in the fire, he said, adding that the cause is yet to be ascertained.

(With inputs from PTI)