Three separate fire incidents in Thane and Mumbai damaged market handcarts, an event-decoration godown shed and several huts between Tuesday night and early Wednesday, November 11. No injuries or casualties were reported in any of the incidents, according to fire-service information cited by Mid-Day.
The first fire was reported at the Maharashtra Nagar vegetable market in Kisan Nagar No. 1, Wagle Estate, Thane West, at around 5.55 am on Wednesday. The blaze affected three handcarts—two used for selling vegetables and one used for selling Diwali goods.
Personnel from Wagle Fire Station reached the market with one fire engine and brought the fire under control by 6.06 am, approximately 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, at around 2.02 am. The shed, located on an open plot, belonged to Roshan Mandap Decorators, an event-decoration business owned by Roshan Chavan.
Jawharbaug Fire Station responded with two fire engines, a rescue vehicle and a water tanker. Personnel from the Disaster Management Cell arrived with a utility vehicle, while police from Kalwa Police Station were also present. Firefighters and disaster-management personnel brought the blaze under control by 3.40 am.
The fire damaged wooden materials used for event decorations, carpets and the godown shed. The report did not identify the cause of the fire. 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 Mumbai’s Wadala area. The Mumbai Fire Brigade received information from the police control room at 10.51 pm. The incident was classified as a Level-I fire call at 11.15 pm.
Teams from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, Mumbai Police, BEST, the 108 ambulance service and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ward staff were mobilised to assist with the response. Preliminary information indicated that there were no injuries, although the report did not provide further details about the extent of damage or the cause of the fire.
