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

A fire broke out in a residential building in Diva in the early hours of Wednesday but was swiftly brought under control with no injuries reported officials saidAccording to the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation the incident was reported at around 154 am by the Diva Beat Fire Station The blaze occurred at Baburao Residency located near Hanuman Temple close to Diva Railway Station in Diva WestThe fire originated in the kitchen of Room No 103 on the first floor of the groundplusfourstorey building The flat is owned by Dinesh Sawant and was occupied by tenant Sushil MestriPreliminary information suggests that a short circuit in the kitchenrsquos electrical board triggered the fire which spread to the refrigeratorFire brigade personnel rushed to the spot with a rescue vehicle and managed to contain the blaze No casualties or injuries were reportedSion Hospital to conduct fresh safety audit after AC fire gas leak incidentsFollowing two safety incidents within a week authorities at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital popularly known as Sion Hospital have decided to conduct a fresh audit to assess safety systems and maintenance of electrical appliances to prevent future mishaps ldquoThe fire on Tuesday was due to a blast in the split AC installed in the Xray department While generally the window AC compressor is the reason for such blasts in an unusual incident this time the split ACrsquos main body exploded inside the closed room We are thinking checking electrical appliances as well as electrical pointsrdquo said Dr Pramod Ingale dean Sion HospitalCivic hospitals typically undergo a mandatory fire audit once every five years The last audit at Sion Hospital was conducted in August 2023 However the recent backtoback incidents have prompted the administration to initiate an additional review The fire didnrsquot result in any injuries and repair work could take a month to completeOfficial SpeakAshish Chitre Assistant security officer Sion HospitalAccidents cannot be avoided However we have ensured that the extinguishing systems are appropriately in place Also because there were fire extinguishers available at the hospital we could prevent a major mishap and the fire officials also reached within a few minutesVisitor SpeakHemlata Moghe A patientrsquos relativeThough the fire was confined to just one room as the building is an enclosed structure there was a lot of smoke and we were afraid because of that Because of the amount of smoke relatives of patients admitted here thought it must be a huge fire But the quick steps taken by the fire officials and also internal security staff helped clear out the smoke within a few minutes There was inconvenience though as patients are under recoveryStaff SpeakVijaya More NurseIt was a regular OPD day when suddenly a noise was heard and thick smoke started coming out from the Xray department side We immediately alerted the security and started informing patients to move out of the buildingA Maharashtra Security Force officerSome patients and their relatives panicked started screaming and running We were able to evacuate them even before the fire brigade officials arrivedMarch 31Incident FireLocation OPD building OPD 14 ground floor Xray departmentCause Split AC blastInjuries NoneMedical equipment damage NoneMarch 24Incident Gas LeakLocation Gate No 1Cause Breaking of gas pipeline during ongoing development worksInjuries NoneMedical equipment damage NoneOPD building dynamicsOPDs Ground to 3rd floorSurgicalnonsurgical wards 4th floor and above