13 February,2026 01:55 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Though no injuries were reported, property worth several lakhs of rupees appears to have been gutted in the blaze. Representational pic
A fire broke out at a paint manufacturing unit in the Vasai East area near Mumbai on Friday, news agency PTI reported, quoting officials.
The blaze broke out around 10.30 am at the factory in Aisha Compound, which houses several industrial units. Thick plumes of smoke and flames rising high into the air were visible from a distance, they added.
"Upon receiving information, our teams reached the site with three fire engines. The fire had intensified due to the presence of materials needed to make paint and other highly flammable substances inside the factory," said a fire official from the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation.
The fire has now been brought under control, PTI reported, quoting the official.
Though no injuries were reported, property worth several lakhs of rupees appears to have been gutted in the blaze, he added, noting that the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
A Level-1 fire broke out in a bedroom on the 9th floor of DB Wood Building on Krushna Vatika Road, Gokul Dham in Goregaon East early on Thursday morning, Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) stated in a press release.
The incident was reported by a citizen at 9.11 am. The fire was confined to electric wiring, installations, kitchen items, and household articles in the bedroom of the ground-plus-45-storey residential building.
MFB declared it a Level-1 fire at 9.25 am. Firefighting operations were immediately launched with the help of the building's fixed fire-fighting system. As a precautionary measure, residents were evacuated and shifted to the refuge area and terrace.
No injuries have been reported so far.
The operation involved an assistant divisional fire officer, two senior station officers, four station officers, four firefighters, four junior firefighters, one assistant water tender operator, one turntable ladder, one hydraulic platform, one heavy rescue fire fighting vehicle, one breakdown van, one quick response vehicle, one water quick response vehicle, and a 108 ambulance.
Apart from MFB, local police, staff from the electricity distribution company, 108 ambulance service, and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) staff were also deployed for the firefighting operation.
The situation was brought under control quickly and the fire was extinguished by 10.17 am. Further cooling operations were underway to ensure that there are no flare-ups.
MFB personnel are investigating the exact cause of the fire.
(With PTI inputs)
