Multiple fire incidents were reported at godowns and a vegetable market in Bhiwandi, Navi Mumbai and Thane over the early hours of Tuesday and Wednesday, damaging stored materials, machinery, a factory structure and three handcarts. No deaths or injuries were reported in any of the incidents, according to civic officials and fire authorities cited by Mid-Day.
The largest blaze broke out at a scrap godown in the Lohoti Compound area of Bhiwandi in Thane district during the early hours of Tuesday. The fire was reported at 2:03 am and spread to an adjacent powerloom factory, a civic official said. Local residents and workers moved machinery, raw cloth and other goods to safer locations as firefighters worked to contain the flames.
The powerloom factory was reduced to ashes, according to the report. Firefighters brought the blaze under control after intensive efforts. The available information did not specify the cause of the Bhiwandi fire or provide details of the extent of damage to the adjoining scrap godown.
In a separate incident, a fire broke out at a wood godown in Talavali, Navi Mumbai, at around 2 pm. Firefighters brought the blaze under control after approximately one and a half hours. No casualties were reported in the incident.
Another fire was reported at a godown storing mandap decoration materials in Kharegaon, in the Kalwa area of Thane, during the early hours of Wednesday. The Regional Disaster Management Cell received a call at 2:02 am about the blaze at a 25-foot by 20-foot shed being used as a godown, said cell chief Yasin Tadvi.
The fire destroyed wooden materials, carpets, decoration equipment and the shed structure, Tadvi said. Firefighters and disaster management personnel reached the site and extinguished the blaze by 3:40 am. The cause of the fire was under investigation, the official said.
A further incident was reported at Maharashtra Nagar vegetable market in Kisan Nagar No. 1, Wagle Estate, Thane West, early Wednesday. According to the Wagle Fire Station, an alert was received at around 5:55 am after three handcarts caught fire. Two of the carts were used for selling vegetables and one for selling Diwali goods.
Firefighters arrived with one fire engine and brought the fire under control by 6:06 am. Employees of the electricity distribution company and personnel from Srinagar Police Station were also present at the site. The fire was completely extinguished, and no injuries were reported.
The incidents involved premises storing combustible materials, including scrap, wood, textiles, carpets and decorative equipment. However, the civic authorities cited in the report did not link the fires or announce a common cause. Investigations into the cause of the Kalwa fire were continuing, while no cause was provided for the other incidents. The report did not mention any further evacuation, traffic restrictions or disruption to public services.
