Fire breaks out at foam products godown in Palghar, no casualties

A fire broke out at the godown of a foam products manufacturing company in Maharashtras Palghar district on Thursday morning officials said reported news agency PTINo casualties were reported so far they saidThe blaze was reported at around 9 am in the godown of Bhagwati Foam Ltd at Chintupada in the Mahim area of Palghar district disaster management cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said reported PTIAs per the companys website it produces and distributes an extensive range of polyurethane foam products catering to diverse applications such as mattresses furniture industrial uses and pillows reported PTITwo fire engines were rushed to the spot and efforts were underway to bring the blaze under control Kadam saidNo one was injured in the incident the official said reported PTIThe cause of the fire was not yet knownFive injured in LPG cylinder explosion at DombivliIn another incident five persons were injured in an explosion caused by a leaking LPG cylinder at Navneet Nagar Complex in Dombivli East a civic official said reported PTIThe incident took place due to gas leakage at the house of Ketan Dedhia 35 around midnight on Monday reported PTIWhen Dedhia who returned home late at night switched on a light there was a massive explosion due to accumulated cooking gas said a fire brigade officialThe window panes and even grilles of his flat were blown off he said reported PTIDedhia suffered nearly 50 percent burn injuries and was shifted to the Sion hospital in Mumbai His condition was reported to be serious but stableTwo neighbours Mehul Vasad 40 and Vijay Ghor 45 sustained minor injuries Their flat also suffered partial damage reported PTIHarish Lodhaya 50 and his sevenyearold son Parshwa Harish Lodhaya who live on a lower floor were injured when broken window glass and grilles fell on them while they were walking in the building premises reported PTIAuthorities urged residents to regularly check domestic gas connections and ensure proper ventilation to prevent such incidentsBus gutted in fire on highway in Mumbai no casualtyMeanwhile a private bus was gutted in a fire on the Western Express Highway in Mumbais Malad area on Tuesday morning affecting traffic movement on the busy route for some time officials said reported PTIThere was no report of any casualty they saidThe fire brigade received information at around 10 am about the blaze in the Borivalibound sleeper coach bus near a bridge in Malad East reported PTIThere were passengers onboard when the fire erupted in the front portion of the bus and they were all safely evacuated a civic official said The exact number of passengers onboard was not yet knownFirefighters rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze within 30 minutes but by the time the entire bus was guttedNo injuries were reported in the incident the official saidDue to the fire traffic on the Western Express Highway was affected for some time according to officials reported PTIThe cause of the blaze was yet to be ascertainedWith inputs from PTI