Maharashtra: Fire breaks out at company near bus depot in Thane

A fire broke out at a company located close to a bus depot in Wagle Estate area of Thane district of Maharashtra on Tuesday the officials saidAccording to the Regional Disaster Management Cell RDMC of the Thane Municipal Corporation TMC the blaze was reported on December 12 at around 1254 pmA fire was reported near Wagle Bus Depot Road no 34 Wagle Estate in Thane W as per information received by the Disaster Management Cell the incident attributed to oil spillage from a machine and combustible wooden material occurred in a unit an official saidThe Disaster Management Cell promptly informed by Wagle Fire Station that quickly responded to the incident and reached the spot along with a pickup vehicle fire brigade personnel and a rescue vehicleNo injuries were reported in the incident the officials saidThe RDMC said that the fire was extinguished by the dedicated efforts of the fire brigade personnel at around 130 pm The situation was brought under control and authorities are assessing the exact cause of the incidentMeanwhile in an another incident last week amassive fire broke out at a closed hospital in Thane district of Maharashtra The hospital had been shut and was not in operation the officials said on WednesdayThe officials said the blaze was reported at the old civicrun hospital on ShilKalyan Road in Shilphata area of Thane district The incident was reported at around 556 pm on WednesdayThe fire resulted in the destruction of old records stored in the facilityThe incident was initially reported by the fire brigade and later to the RDMC After receiving the information the officials rushed to the spot and a fire fighting operation was launched an official saidAccording to the civic authorities the old hospital is no longer in use The fire is believed to have originated in the area where old records were stored The quick response from the fire brigade officials along with the presence of police personnel ensured that the situation was quickly addressedIn the fire fighting operations as many as two fire engines were deployed to control the blaze and the coordinated efforts of the fire brigade officials led to the successful extinguishing of the fire sometime later and a cooling operation was launched by the officialsNo injuries were reported in the incident and the situation is currently under control the official said