Thane: Fire breaks out at spice factory; none hurt

A fire broke out at a spice factory on ThaneBelapur road in Maharashtra on Monday afternoon a civic official told news agency PTINo casualties were reported in the blaze that erupted at the spice manufacturing unit at Khairne MIDC around 3 pm chief of the disaster management cell of TMC Yasin Tadvi told PTIThree fire engines have been pressed into service and the fire fighting operations are underway the official told PTI adding that the cause for the blaze is yet to be ascertainedEarlier a major fire broke out in Pimpri Chinchwad citys Tathawade area on Sunday night after multiple LPG cylinders exploded triggering a panic among local people according to fire officials reported PTIPolice and officials of the fire department said it is suspected that LPG was being illegally filled into the cylinders from a tanker Following the explosion a couple of buses belonging to a nearby college also caught fire they said reported PTIThe incident occurred around 1030 pm and preliminary information suggests that four to five LPG cylinders exploded the officials said reported PTIThe tanker containing the LPG however remained unaffected they addedAn official from the Pimpri Chinchwad fire department said fire tenders and water tankers were promptly dispatched to the scene and they successfully brought the fire under control reported PTIHe added that the loud explosions triggered a panic among the localsMeanwhile Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced an assistance of Rs 50000 for every family living in a Slum Rehabilitation Authority SRA building in Mumbai which caught fire two days backResidents of the building located in Mumbais Goregaon area met CM Shinde on SaturdaySeven people including two minors were killed and more than 60 people injured after a fire swept through the Jay Bhavani building in the early hours of FridayShinde announced an assistance of Rs 50000 for every family living in the building an official statement saidHe also directed officials that SRA buildings should have iron stairs as emergency exitThe medical expenses of the injured persons seeking treatment in private hospitals will be paid by the Chief Minister Medical Assistance Cell the statement saidShinde also directed officials to conduct structural and fire audits of the building and give it a faceliftThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner directed officials to start water supply to the building immediatelyOn Friday Shinde announced an exgratia of Rs 5 lakh for the kin of each of the deceasedWith inputs from PTI