Fire breaks out in electric duct of Thane residential building, two injured

A fire broke out in an electric duct on the 10th floor of a residential highrise in Thane West early Tuesday leaving two residents injured and prompting the evacuation of dozens of people officials saidAccording to the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation TMC the incident was reported at around 414 am at Milan Hill Building a groundplus18storey structure located in Shastri Nagar The information was initially relayed to civic authorities by a journalistFire brigade personnel along with officials from the Disaster Management Cell Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited MSEDCL and the Mahanagar Gas Company rushed to the spot The emergency response included one fire engine one rescue vehicle and a utility vehicleThe blaze damaged the electric duct between the 10th and 13th floors The main doors of two flats on the 10th floormdashRoom No 1005 owned by Pushparaj Mendhan and Room No 1006 owned by Vidya Jadhavmdashwere also charredHeavy smoke from the fire trapped nearly 60 to 70 residents inside the building Of these four occupants in Room No 1005 and three in Room No 1006 were stranded on the 10th floor All were safely evacuated by fire brigade personnel and disaster management staff as a precautionary measure officials saidTwo residents sustained burn injuries in the incident A 74yearold woman Ruchira Deshmukh a resident of Room No 1104 suffered burns to both hands and was admitted to Jupiter Hospital Another injured resident Vivek Pradhan 62 who lives in Room No 1502 sustained burns to his hand and leg and was admitted to Bethany HospitalThe fire was brought under control and completely extinguished by around 530 am Officials said the situation is now stable and under controlCharging battery of electric twowheeler explodes triggers fire in flatIn another case the battery of an electric twowheeler exploded while being charged inside a flat in Diva area near Thane on Monday triggering a fire civic officials saidWhile the explosion caused extensive damage to the house nobody was injured in the incident that occurred after 4 PM in a room on the third floor of Siddhant Regency Building No 1The fire rapidly spread through the living room said Yasin Tadvi chief of the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation TMCA battery used to charge an electric twowheeler exploded in the house causing a fire The sofa furniture and electrical wiring in the house were completely burnt and damaged However the fire has been completely extinguished No one was injured he addedFirefighters managed to bring the situation under control and extinguish the flames by 440 PM