Maharashtra: Fire breaks out at Thane residential building; no injuries reported

A minor fire broke out early on Monday morning in a Thane residential building the Thane Municipal Corporations disaster management cell saidAccording to the disaster management cell a minor fire broke out early this morning in the electrical wiring duct on the sixth floor of the Guruprerna Building a 17storey residential complex located in Guruprerna Society Hazuri Dargah opposite Shri Mahavir Jain Hospital Thane West The fire was promptly brought under control and no injuries were reportedThe disaster management cell received the information about the fire at around 503 AM The fire brigade along with Mahavitaran employees swiftly responded to the scene with one fire engine one rescue vehicle and a pickup vehicle from the Disaster Management teamBy 513 AM the fire was fully extinguished with the combined efforts of local residents and the fire brigade Authorities have confirmed that the situation is now under control and that there was no significant damage to the building250 residents evacuated after fire breaks out in buildingCivic officials said that nearly 250 residents were evacuated after a fire broke out in a fivestorey building in Maharashtras Thane city on January 12No one was injured in the blaze which erupted at around 5 am in a laundry shop on the ground floor of the building located at Srinagar in Wagle Estate area Thane Municipal Corporations disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi saidAfter being alerted local fire personnel and the regional disaster management cell team members rushed to the spot to carry out the fire extinguishing operations and evacuated the building occupants he saidThe blaze was put out in about an hour following which the people were allowed to return to their apartments the official saidThe cause of the fire was under investigation he addedFire breaks out at Thane hotel cat dies of suffocationMeanwhile the civic officials said that a hotel in Maharashtras Thane city was destroyed in a fire which broke out in the premisesNo person was injured in the incident they said adding a cat inside the Thane hotel got suffocated to deathThe blaze erupted at 615 am in the Bombay Duck Hotel located near the Upvan lake Thane Municipal Corporations disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi saidLocal fire personnel and the regional disaster management cell team rushed to the spot The blaze was brought under control after about an hour and extinguished by 745 am he said reported PTIThe Thane hotels furniture air conditioners television sets computers bar counter refrigerators and electrical wiring were completely destroyed he saidWith inputs from Agencies