A fire broke out at the 17-storey Carlyle building in the Raheja Garden complex in Wagle Estate, Thane West, on Sunday evening, prompting a major firefighting and rescue operation by civic emergency teams, officials said.
The Thane Municipal Corporation’s Regional Disaster Management Cell reported the incident at 8.31 pm. Residents were reportedly trapped inside the ground-plus-17-storey residential building, and rescue teams were deployed to evacuate them safely. No injuries had been reported at the time of the update.
Fire brigade personnel reached the complex with two Bronto fire vehicles, two fire engines, one water tanker and two jumbo water tankers. Disaster management personnel also arrived with a pickup vehicle, while police officers, ambulance services and members of the disaster response team were deployed at the site.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also reached the location as the firefighting operation continued. Local public representatives and Thane Municipal Corporation officials were present to monitor the response and coordinate the evacuation effort.
Officials had not immediately established the cause of the fire. The emergency response focused on bringing the blaze under control and checking the building for residents who may have required assistance. Further details on the extent of damage and the number of people evacuated were awaited.
The incident brought emergency access and evacuation requirements in a high-rise residential complex into focus as multiple civic agencies worked together at the site. The deployment of Bronto vehicles, fire engines, tankers, police and ambulances reflected the scale of the response required for a fire in a tall residential building.
In a separate incident in Thane on the same evening, a fire broke out in wooden decoration materials stored in an open ground near Mayur Building, close to a pizza outlet in Siddharth Nagar, Kopri. The Thane civic authorities received the emergency call at 5.44 pm on November 8, 2026.
Firefighters reached the Kopri site with one fire engine, while the Regional Disaster Management Cell sent a team with a pickup vehicle. The blaze was brought completely under control at about 6.25 pm, and no injuries were reported. Officials were still ascertaining the cause of that fire.
The firefighting and rescue operation at the Carlyle building was continuing at the time of the latest update, with authorities expected to provide further details on evacuation, damage and the cause of the blaze.
