A powerloom unit was gutted in a fire that broke out in Bhiwandi town of Thane district on Monday afternoon, though around 10 workers on duty in the facility managed to come out safely, civic officials said, reported news agency PTI.

No one was injured in the blaze in the Bhiwandi powerloom unit located in the Murlidhar Compound on the Bhiwandi-Kalyan Road, they said.