Fire breaks out at electrical goods godown in Thane’s Bhiwandi

A fire broke out at a godown of electrical goods in Bhiwandi taluka of Thane district on Saturday morning officials said reported news agency PTINobody was injured in the incident said Saquib Kharbe who heads the disaster management cell of the Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation BNMC reported PTIHe said the blaze erupted at the godown situated in Parasnath Compound at 11 AMAt least two fire engines rushed to the spot and launched firefighting operationsFire breaks out at Thane banquet hall over 1000 wedding guests escape unhurtIn another incident more than 1000 wedding guests escaped without any injury after a fire broke out at a banquet hall in Maharashtras Thane city officials said on FridayThe incident occurred around 11 pm on Thursday at the marriage hall premises in the Ovala area along the Ghodbunder Road in the city they saidAccording to Yasin Tadvi chief of the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation Mandap decoration materials kept outside a cabin on the lawn of The Blue Roof Club caught fire A wedding reception was underway at the venue at the timeThe official said that 1000 to 1200 guests had gathered at the venue at the time of the incidentAs soon as the fire was noticed guests were safely moved out of the venue preventing any casualties he said Fire officials said timely alertness and swift evacuation played a key role in averting a major tragedyThe firefighting operation involved two fire engines one rescue vehicle and one utility vehicle An official said the fire was extinguished by around midnightThe cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained he addedFire breaks out in meter box room of Thane buildingMeanwhile a fire broke out on Friday afternoon in the meter box room on the ground floor of the New Narsimha Building in Thane West civic officials saidAccording to the Thane Municipal Corporationrsquos Disaster Management Cell the incident was reported at around 1248 pm by the Jawaharbagh Fire Station The fire triggered by a cable inside the meter box room occurred in the groundpluseightstorey residential Thane building located near Deluxe Hotel in the Mahagiri Koliwada areaPersonnel from the Thane Nagar Police Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited MSEDCL the Disaster Management Cellmdashalong with one pickup vehiclemdashand the fire brigade which deployed a fire engine rushed to the spotThe fire at the Thane building was swiftly brought under control and completely extinguished No injuries were reported and the situation is now stable officials said