According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade, the incident was reported at 10:39 pm on May 17, following which firefighting teams were rushed to the spot. The fire was initially declared a Level-I blaze at 11:04 pm before being upgraded to Level-II at around 3 am

A fire broke out in a Mahavitaran electric transformer at Patlipada Service Road on Ghodbunder Road in Thane West early Sunday. Fire brigade teams rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze within 20 minutes. No injuries were reported, and officials are inspecting the cause of the transformer fire