Massive fire breaks out at Naval Dockyard in south Mumbai

A massive fire broke out inside the Naval Dockyard near Gateway of India in south Mumbai on Thursday nightAccording to preliminary information the blaze started at around 1015 pm at waste stockyards within the Naval Dockyard premisesThe blaze was quickly brought under control by Naval fire tenders who responded swiftly to the incident a Naval spokesperson saidOfficials confirmed that there were no casualties and no injuries have been reportedSources said that the waste stockyards are located diagonally opposite the Gateway of India in Colaba one of the cityrsquos prominent landmarksFollowing the incident the Indian Navy officials quickly reached at the site and have launched a firefighting operationThe cause of the fire is currently under investigationAn official statement issued by a Naval spokesperson said A fire broke out in one of the waste stockyards at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai late evening on Feb 12 2026 Fire was brought under control in swift action by Naval fire tenders No casualty has been reported The cause of the fire is being investigatedView this post on InstagramA post shared by midday middayindiaFire breaks out on moving Thane Municipal Transport bus passengers evacuatedIn an another incident on Wednesday a firebroke out on a moving Thane Municipal Transport TMT bus on Wednesday afternoon civic officials said adding that the passengers on board the bus were evacuated and no injuries were reported in the incidentAccording to the Regional Disaster Management Cell RDMC of Thane Municipal Corporation TMC the incident was reported at around 106 pmThe information regarding the blaze was received from the Rabodi Traffic Police Office officials saidThe fire took place near the Rabodi Traffic Police post opposite the new Kalwa bridge on Saket Road in Rabodi Thane West they saidThe bus was travelling from CIDCO Bus Depot towards Kalher via Saket Road when its silencer overheated leading to a minor fireAt the time of the incident the driver and conductor of the bus were present in the vehicle along with around 2025 passengers on board at the time of the incident an official saidWith the help of traffic police officers the driver and the conductor all passengers were safely evacuated from the bus No one was injured in the incidentPersonnel from the Thane Disaster Management Cell arrived at the scene with one pickup vehicle Fire brigade teams also reached the spot with one jeep and one fire engineThe fire was completely extinguished with the joint efforts of the bus staff disaster management officials and fire brigade personnel Authorities said the situation was later brought fully under control