20 December,2025 02:24 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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A fire broke out at a godown of electrical goods in Bhiwandi taluka of Thane district on Saturday morning, officials said, reported news agency PTI.
Nobody was injured in the incident, said Saquib Kharbe, who heads the disaster management cell of the Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNMC), reported PTI.
He said the blaze erupted at the godown situated in Parasnath Compound at 11 AM.
At least two fire engines rushed to the spot and launched firefighting operations.
In another incident, more than 1,000 wedding guests escaped without any injury after a fire broke out at a banquet hall in Maharashtra's Thane city, officials said on Friday.
The incident occurred around 11 pm on Thursday at the marriage hall premises in the Ovala area along the Ghodbunder Road in the city, they said.
According to Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation, "Mandap decoration materials kept outside a cabin on the lawn of 'The Blue Roof Club' caught fire. A wedding reception was underway at the venue at the time."
The official said that 1,000 to 1,200 guests had gathered at the venue at the time of the incident.
"As soon as the fire was noticed, guests were safely moved out of the venue, preventing any casualties," he said. Fire officials said timely alertness and swift evacuation played a key role in "averting a major tragedy".
The firefighting operation involved two fire engines, one rescue vehicle, and one utility vehicle. An official said the fire was extinguished by around midnight.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, he added.
Meanwhile, a fire broke out on Friday afternoon in the meter box room on the ground floor of the New Narsimha Building in Thane (West), civic officials said.
According to the Thane Municipal Corporation's Disaster Management Cell, the incident was reported at around 12.48 pm by the Jawaharbagh Fire Station. The fire, triggered by a cable inside the meter box room, occurred in the ground-plus-eight-storey residential Thane building located near Deluxe Hotel in the Mahagiri Koliwada area.
Personnel from the Thane Nagar Police, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), the Disaster Management Cell - along with one pickup vehicle - and the fire brigade, which deployed a fire engine, rushed to the spot.
The fire at the Thane building was swiftly brought under control and completely extinguished. No injuries were reported, and the situation is now stable, officials said.
