Fire breaks out at Thane scrap godown complex; no casualty

A fire broke out in a Thane scrap godown complex in Maharashtras Thane district shortly after midnight on Wednesday destroying a number of warehouses officials said on Wednesday reported news agency PTIThere was so far no report of any casualty they saidThe blaze erupted at around 1245 am in the Thane scrap godown complex located at Valpada on Dapoda road in Bhiwandi town and spread rapidly to the warehouses in the area Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporations fire officer Shailesh Shinde said reported PTIAfter being alerted two fire engines were rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control by 530 am he said reported PTIThe exact number of godowns destroyed in the fire was not yet known he said adding that scrapped vehicles were stored in some of the warehouses reported PTICooling operations were affected for want of adequate number of water tankers he saidIn another incident a fire gutted a room in a flat in Kokanipada area of Thane city on Monday though no one was hurt in the incident a civic official said reported PTIThe blaze broke out in the fourth floor flat of Surya building at 630 pm said Thane Municipal Corporation regional disaster management cell chief Yasin TadviTwo women who were in the flat at the time managed to come out safely The fire was put out in an hour Furniture and other items in the hall of the flat were destroyed Around 300 occupants of the 13 storey building rushed out in time he said reported PTIMeanwhile a fire broke out in the electric meter room of a sevenstorey residential building in Maharashtras Thane district in the wee hours of Monday following which its occupants rushed out to safety officials said reported PTIFifty electric meters were destroyed in the blaze they said adding that no person was injuredThe incident took place at 140 am in the building located at Kausa in Mumbra area Thane Municipal Corporations disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said reported PTINearly 225 occupants of the building were evacuated and the buildings power supply was cut off as a precautionary measure he said reported PTIThe fire destroyed 50 electric meters and various power cables the official saidAfter being alerted local firemen disaster management team police and power supply company representatives rushed to the spotThe blaze was doused by 230 am There was no casualty the official saidWith inputs from PTI