A fire broke out at My Bar Restaurant and Bar in Thane West’s Uthalsar area on Friday morning, damaging furniture, electrical appliances and other ground-floor items. Firefighters brought the blaze under control within 40 minutes, and no injuries were reported, according to the Thane Municipal Corporation’s Disaster Management Cell.
The restaurant is located at Nandgaonkar Heights near the Uthalsar Ward Committee office at Uthalsar Naka. The incident was reported at around 5.42 am, after which Thane Fire Brigade personnel and Disaster Management Cell staff reached the site and began emergency operations.
Two fire engines and one rescue vehicle were deployed for the response. The Disaster Management Cell also sent a pickup vehicle and personnel to assist the fire brigade. Officers and staff from Rabodi Police were present at the scene during the operation.
The blaze was completely extinguished at around 6.20 am through the joint efforts of the fire brigade and Disaster Management Cell teams. The situation was subsequently brought under control, the civic disaster management authorities said.
The fire damaged the restaurant’s counter, refrigerator, tables, chairs, television and other items kept on the ground floor. The premises is located in a ground-plus-one-storey building. The information supplied by the civic authorities did not state what caused the fire, and further details about the incident were awaited.
The Thane incident comes amid two other recent fire responses reported in the city. On Wednesday night, a fire broke out in garbage and scrap material stored inside a compound at Taryacha Pada on Kolshet Khadi Road in Kolshet, Thane West. The incident was reported at 10.44 pm, and the blaze was extinguished at around 12.20 am on Thursday with the assistance of fire brigade and disaster management personnel.
A separate fire was also reported in the early hours of Wednesday at a godown storing mandap decoration materials in Kharegaon, in the Kalwa area of Thane. Regional Disaster Management Cell chief Yasin Tadvi said the shed measured about 25 feet by 20 feet. No casualties were reported in that incident.
For the Uthalsar restaurant fire, the official response involved the fire brigade, the municipal Disaster Management Cell and Rabodi Police. Further details, including the cause of the blaze, were awaited after the emergency operation concluded.
