A fire broke out in the ground-floor meter room of Amar Mehal Building in Shrinagar, Wagle Estate, Thane West, in the early hours of Sunday, completely gutting three meter boxes, according to Thane disaster management authorities. No injuries were reported.
The authorities received information about the fire at 3:03 am. The building, located near Jain Temple in Shrinagar, comprises a ground floor, one upper floor and a terrace room.
Fire brigade personnel reached the site with a rescue vehicle and a fire engine. Staff from the Thane Disaster Management Cell, equipped with a pickup vehicle, MSEDCL personnel and Shrinagar police were also present during the response.
With the assistance of the fire brigade and disaster management personnel, the blaze was completely extinguished at around 3:25 am. The situation was subsequently brought under control, the authorities said.
The fire was confined to the meter room, where three meter boxes were completely gutted. The report did not provide details of the cause of the fire or indicate whether the building’s power supply was disrupted after the incident.
The response involved the electricity utility as well as emergency and police agencies, reflecting the risks associated with fires in rooms containing electrical metering equipment. Further details about the cause of the blaze and any additional damage were not available in the supplied report.
