08 May,2026 08:55 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Pic/Thane Municipal Corporation`s disaster management cell
A fire broke out at two roadside food stalls near the gate of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) Hospital on MM Valley Road at Mittal Ground in Mumbra during the early hours of Friday, officials said.
According to the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation, information about the incident was received from the Mumbra Fire Station at around 1:17 am on May 8, 2026. The blaze reportedly started at a pani puri stall and a momos stall located near the hospital entrance.
Following the alert, personnel from the Fire Brigade, Mumbra Police, TMC security staff, and Torrent Power reached the scene to contain the situation. Firefighters deployed one fire engine and a rescue vehicle as part of the operation.
Authorities said the fire was brought under control without any casualties or injuries.
Fire Brigade personnel fully extinguished the blaze by around 1:59 am. Officials confirmed that the situation is now under control and no further danger remains at the site.
The exact cause of the fire has not yet been disclosed.
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.
