Parked two-wheelers damaged in early morning fire in Thane

Pic/Thane Municipal Corporation`s disaster management cell

Three parked two-wheelers were damaged after a fire broke out near Bhaskar Tower in the Kopri area of Thane East during the early hours of Saturday, officials said.

According to the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC), the incident was reported at around 4:19 am. Following the alert, firefighters reached the spot with a fire engine and began efforts to control the blaze.

Fire brought under control within 15 minutes

Officials said the fire was completely extinguished by around 4:34 am. No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident.

The fire affected three parked two-wheelers, including a TVS Jupiter, a Honda Activa and a Triumph motorcycle.

One vehicle completely destroyed

Authorities said the TVS Jupiter bearing registration number MH 04 MJ 8277, owned by Suresh Patil, was completely gutted in the fire and suffered extensive damage.

A Honda Activa with registration number MH 41 M 2233, owned by Sanket Chavan, and a Triumph motorcycle bearing registration number 24 BH 0352 P, owned by Shubham Chavan, sustained partial damage.

Cause of fire yet to be determined

Disaster management officials confirmed that the situation was brought under control promptly and no nearby structures were affected by the blaze.

The exact cause of the fire has not yet been determined and further investigation is underway, officials said.

12 electric meters damaged in fire at Thane residential building

In another incident, a fire broke out in the meter room of a residential building in Maharashtra's Thane city in the early hours of Thursday, damaging 12 electricity meters, an official said.

No person was injured in the blaze, which erupted at 1.12 am in the meter room on the ground floor of the three-storey Sarika Apartment building located in the Pachpakhadi area, Thane regional disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.

Smoke emanating from the meter room triggered panic among residents, prompting them to rush out of their homes as a precautionary measure.

After being alerted, fire personnel rushed to the spot.

"The fire was confined to the meter box room and was extinguished by 1.35 am. The situation was brought under control swiftly, and no injuries were reported," Tadvi said.

Twelve electricity meters were damaged in the blaze, he said.

"Residents returned to their apartments after nearly an hour once the area was declared safe by the fire brigade personnel," the official said.

The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, he added.