Forest fire reported from Upvan Lake extinguished

A forest fire that broke out on Saturday evening on the hill near Upvan Lake in Yeoor Thane has been successfully extinguished officials saidAccording to Thanersquos disaster management control room the fire erupted at 711 pm on the hillock area near the lake It was reported by a local journalistThane Forest Department personnel were immediately deployed to the site to control the blaze Authorities confirmed that no casualties or injuries were reported in connection with the incidentThe forest fire was brought under control and completely extinguished by 925 pm according to the latest update from the departmentOfficials had earlier urged local residents and visitors to stay away from the affected area until the situation was safely managedThe fire department and forest staff are investigating the cause of the blaze though no official reason has been cited yetFire breaks out in Thane housing society flat no injuries reportedA fire broke out in a residential flat in Thane on Thursday evening but no injuries were reported officials from the Thane Municipal Corporationrsquos Disaster Management Cell saidAccording to officials the incident occurred around 532 pm on March 6 2026 after the Disaster Management Cell received information from the Rustamji Fire Station about a fire inside a flat in A2 Wing of Building No 73 at Vrindavan Society in Thane WestThe fire started in Room No 02 on the ground floor owned by Ashok Semla in the groundplusfourstorey residential building Authorities said the blaze originated from a washing machine inside the houseA fire brigade team rushed to the spot with one rescue vehicle after receiving the alert However local residents had already managed to control and extinguish the fire before firefighters arrived officials saidThe fire caused damage to household appliances including a washing machine refrigerator and electrical wiring which were partially burntOfficials confirmed that no injuries were reported and the situation was brought fully under controlSix vehicles gutted in fire at auto garage compound in Thane no injuriesIn another incident six fourwheelers including two scrapped vehicles were gutted after a fire broke out at an auto garage compound in Maharashtras Thane city in the early hours of Thursday an official saidNobody was injured in the blaze that erupted around 1 am in the open space of Achutanand Auto Garage in the Wagle Estate area said Yasin Tadvi from the Thane Municipal Corporations Disaster Management CellSix fourwheelers parked in the compound including a scrapped mini truck and an Ambassador car along with some discarded materials caught fire Tadvi saidFire brigade personnel extinguished the blaze by around 150 am with the help of disaster management cell staff he saidFurther investigation into the cause of the fire is underway the official added