Three people were injured after a massive <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-fire-fire-breaks-out-in-garbage-filled-drain-near-railway-tracks-in-thanes-dharmaveer-nagar-23658811" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">fire broke out</a> on the 23rd floor of a high-rise residential building in Ghatkopar East on Friday evening, officials said.
One injured person was shifted to Rajawadi Hospital and is in stable condition.
"An injured person was identified as Sainath Awale, 45. He sustained 27 per cent burn injuries and was reported to be in a stable condition," said an official.
Two other injured persons, identified as Nirav Lodaya (34) and Rajesh Lodaya (47), have been admitted to Zynova Hospital. Both are reported to be in stable condition.
Meanwhile, two children suffering from suffocation have been admitted to Zynova Hospital, they said.
<h2>Mayor reaches the spot</h2>
Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde visited the spot on Friday night and reviewed the rescue operations.
The building was evacuated as fire-fighting operations were underway.
The incident was reported at around 8.08 pm on November 6 at Kukreja Palace Building, located on Vallabh Baug Lane in the Pant Nagar area.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Disaster Management Department, the building is a ground-plus-25-storey residential tower.
<h2>Level-2 fire call declared</h2>
The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-fire-breaks-out-at-wooden-warehouse-in-malad-operations-underway-23658169" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB)</a> declared the blaze a Level-II fire at 8.52 pm on Friday, officials said.
The fire was later brought under control, according to the Chief Fire Officer (CFO).
<h2>Multiple agencies mobilised</h2>
The Mumbai Fire Brigade, police, the concerned electricity distribution company, Public Works Department (PWD) and BMC ward <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/delhi-fire-massive-blaze-in-kia-showroom-leaves-seven-injured-20-rescued-23658845" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">staff were mobilised to handle the emergency</a>.
Further details about the cause of the fire were awaited.
<h2>Fire breaks out near railway tracks in Thane</h2>
A fire broke out in garbage dumped in a drain alongside railway tracks near the ST Plant, close in Dharmaveer Nagar No. 1 of Thane West in Maharashtra, civic officials said on Friday.
The Thane disaster management cell received information about the incident at 2.04 pm on Friday.
The fire had spread through a large quantity of garbage accumulated in the drain alongside the railway tracks.
According to the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-balcony-slab-and-wall-collapse-at-kalwa-chawl-50-year-old-man-sustains-injuries-23656561" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC)</a> of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), following the alert, the fire brigade and disaster management teams rushed to the spot to tackle the blaze.
The firefighting operation was carried out with the help of one fire engine, one rescue vehicle and one jumbo water tanker.
Local corporator Namrata Bhosale, disaster management officials, fire brigade personnel and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) staff were also present at the site, officials said.
Fire brigade personnel, assisted by disaster management staff, managed to completely extinguish the fire. The situation was subsequently brought under control, the civic officials said.
No information about injuries or casualties was reported in the incident, they said.

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The incident was reported at around 8.08 pm onFriday at Kukreja Palace Building, located on Vallabh Baug Lane in the Pant Nagar area of Ghatkopar East

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