Thane fire incidents at a vegetable market and a godown damaged handcarts, stored event-decoration material and a shed early Wednesday, while a separate fire affected two to four huts in Mumbai’s Wadala area. No injuries or casualties were reported in the incidents covered by the fire and emergency services.
The first fire was reported at around 5.55 am at Maharashtra Nagar vegetable market in Kisan Nagar No. 1, Wagle Estate, Thane West. According to the Wagle Fire Station, the blaze affected three handcarts—two used for selling vegetables and one used for selling Diwali goods.
Firefighters reached the market with one fire engine and brought the fire under control by 6.06 am, around 11 minutes after the alert was received. Employees of the electricity distribution company and personnel from Srinagar Police Station were also present at the site. The fire was subsequently completely extinguished, and no injuries were reported.
In a separate incident, a fire broke out at a godown shed near Pancharatna Gate on 60 Feet Road in Kharegaon, Kalwa, Thane West. The shed, located on an open plot, belonged to Roshan Mandap Decorators, an event-decoration business owned by Roshan Chavan. The structure measured approximately 25 by 20 feet.
The Jawharbaug Fire Station received information about the godown fire at 2.02 am. Fire brigade personnel responded with two fire engines, a rescue vehicle and a water tanker. The Disaster Management Cell sent a utility vehicle, while personnel from Kalwa Police Station were also present.
Fire brigade and Disaster Management Cell teams completely extinguished the godown fire by 3.40 am. Wooden materials used for event decorations, carpets and the shed were damaged. No injuries were reported in that incident either.
A third fire was reported on Tuesday night in two to four huts at Pratiksha Nagar near Mala Garden in Wadala, Mumbai. Preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade indicated that no injuries had been reported. The brigade received the alert through the police control room at 10.51 pm and classified the incident as a Level-I fire call at 11.15 pm.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade, Mumbai Police, BEST, the 108 ambulance service and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ward staff were mobilised to assist with the response at Wadala. The supplied report did not specify the cause of any of the three fires or provide details of any investigation into their origins.
