Thane fires were reported at three locations across the city on Wednesday morning, including a building premises in Panchpakhadi, a vegetable market in Kisan Nagar and a godown shed in Kharegaon. No injuries or casualties were reported in any of the incidents, according to information cited from the Thane Municipal Corporation and local fire stations.
The first incident took place inside the premises of Pradeep Square building in Panchpakhadi, Thane West, opposite Prashant Corner. The Thane Municipal Corporation’s disaster management cell received information about the blaze at 7.32 am. Accumulated garbage and two trees caught fire within the building premises.
Fire brigade personnel and disaster management teams reached the site with one fire vehicle and one utility vehicle. Employees from the electricity distribution company and the civic body’s solid waste management department were also present during the operation. The fire was brought under control and completely extinguished by 7.50 am, around 18 minutes after the alert was received.
Local corporator Sanjay Waghule was present at the site during the firefighting operation. The situation was subsequently brought under control, and no injuries were reported.
In a separate incident earlier in the morning, three handcarts were damaged after a fire broke out at Maharashtra Nagar vegetable market in Kisan Nagar No. 1, Wagle Estate, Thane West. The Wagle Fire Station received an alert at around 5.55 am. The affected handcarts included two used for selling vegetables and one used for selling Diwali goods.
Firefighters reached the market with one fire engine and brought the blaze under control by 6.06 am. Electricity distribution company employees and personnel from Srinagar Police Station were also present at the location. The fire was completely extinguished, and no casualties or injuries were reported.
A third fire was reported in the early hours at a godown shed near Pancharatna Gate on 60 Feet Road in Kharegaon, Kalwa, Thane West. The shed, measuring approximately 25 by 20 feet, belonged to Roshan Mandap Decorators, an event decoration business owned by Roshan Chavan. It was located on an open plot of land.
According to information provided by Jawaharbaug Fire Station, the fire brigade received the alert at 2.02 am. Fire brigade personnel, assisted by the Disaster Management Cell, completely extinguished the fire by 3.40 am and brought the situation under control.
The three incidents involved different types of urban spaces—residential premises, a market and a commercial storage shed. The civic response in each case included fire brigade intervention, while electricity distribution personnel and police or solid waste management staff were present at some locations. The supplied report did not specify the causes of the fires or details of property damage beyond the three damaged handcarts.
