Mumbai: Fire breaks out in Govandi hutments, no injuries reported

A LevelI fire broke out in the Govandi area of eastern Mumbai on Friday morning officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC saidAccording to the BMCrsquos Mumbai Fire Brigade MFB the fire was reported at around 1001 am from New Gautam Nagar in Sonapur Lane Bhim Wadi Road near Jijamata Mandir in GovandiFire officials said the blaze was confined to electrical wiring electrical installations furniture household articles ceiling fans and false ceilings in around eight to ten hutmentsFirefighting teams were immediately rushed to the spot along with police personnel staff from the concerned electricity distribution company and a 108 ambulanceThe fire was brought under control and completely extinguished by 110 pm officials said No injuries have been reported in the incidentGarbage heap catches fire near railway track in Thane none hurtIn another incident a heap of garbage accumulated in a drain next to a railway track caught fire in Maharashtras Thane city on Friday officials saidNo one was injured in the blaze that occurred near the Kalwa railway station in the evening they saidTeams from the fire department disaster management cell and railway police rushed to the spot and initiated firefighting operationsPreliminary information suggests that garbage dumped in the drain caught fire Firefighting and cooling operations were immediately initiated to prevent the flames from spreading further said officials from the disaster management cellEfforts to fully extinguish the blaze continued late in the evening with personnel ensuring that there was no risk of reignitionFire breaks out in garbage heap on Thanersquos Pokharan Road no injuries reportedMeanwhile a fire that erupted in a heap of garbage near the Voltas Company in Gandhi Nagar on Pokharan Road No 2 in Thane West was successfully extinguished late Monday night with no injuries reported officials saidAccording to the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation TMC information regarding the incident was received at around 1020 pm on January 27 from the Balkum Fire Station Following the alert teams were promptly dispatched to the sitePersonnel from the Disaster Management Cell arrived at the spot with a pickup vehicle while the fire brigade deployed one fire engine and a water tanker to contain the blaze Coordinated efforts by the fire brigade and disaster management staff ensured the fire was completely doused by around midnightOfficials confirmed that the situation is presently under control and no casualties were reported in the incident