11 June,2026 07:46 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The blaze was brought under control and fully extinguished by 11:30 am after several hours of firefighting operations. Representational Pic
A fire broke out in an air-conditioning unit of a residential building in Juhu area in Mumbai on Thursday morning, leaving eight people injured, officials said.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), the incident was reported at 7:43 am on Thursday at Manisha Building on JVPD Road No 12 near Arogya Nidhi Hospital.
Officials said the fire was confined to an air-conditioning unit on the 6th floor of the ground-plus-11-storey building. The MFB declared it a Level-1 fire call at 7:53 am.
The blaze was brought under control and fully extinguished by 11:30 am after several hours of firefighting operations.
Fire brigade teams, police, Adani Electricity Distribution Company personnel, ward staff, PWD officials, and 108 ambulance services were deployed at the site to manage the situation and assist in rescue operations.
A total of eight residents were injured and were treated at Bharati Arogya Hospital. While two people were discharged after outpatient treatment, six others were admitted and are reported to be in stable condition.
Those injured include elderly residents and women, all of whom are currently under medical care.
Officials said that the situation is under control and further details regarding the cause of the fire are awaited.
A fire broke out in the meter box room of a residential building in Thane on Thursday afternoon. No injuries were reported in the incident, according to officials from the Thane Municipal Corporation's Disaster Management Cell.
The fire was reported at around 12:02 pm at Ganesh Krupa Society, a ground-plus-seven-storey residential building located in the Kashish Park area on Lal Bahadur Shastri Road near Teen Hath Naka in Thane West.
Authorities said the blaze was confined to the meter box room, where electrical wiring was affected.
Following the alert, personnel from the Thane Municipal Corporation's Disaster Management Cell reached the spot with a pickup vehicle. Fire Brigade teams, equipped with a fire engine and a rescue vehicle, also responded to the incident.
Employees of the electricity distribution company were present at the site to assist with the operation. Local corporator Namrata Bhosale also visited the location.
As a precautionary measure, the electricity supply to the building was disconnected by power utility staff. Firefighters, along with Disaster Management Cell personnel, subsequently brought the blaze under control and completely extinguished it.
Officials confirmed that no residents were injured and no casualties were reported in the incident.
