07 October,2026 06:55 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
There was no information on any injuries or casualties in the incident. PIC/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
A fire broke out in the meter box rooms of a residential building in Mahatma Phule Nagar, Thane West, on Wednesday.
The fire was reported at 4.24 pm at Chavan Tower, located near a Shiv Sena branch and opposite Sachin Tendulkar Mini Stadium.
The blaze broke out in the meter box rooms on the ground and first floors of the building's B Wing, a ground-plus-seven-storey structure.
According to the fire brigade, five meter boxes in the meter room were completely gutted in the fire. An MCB box and electrical wiring on the first floor were also completely damaged.
Fire brigade personnel reached the spot with one fire vehicle and one rescue vehicle. Personnel from the disaster management cell also arrived with a pickup vehicle. Police personnel from Vartak Nagar police station, along with employees of MSEDCL and Mahanagar Gas, were present at the site.
The fire was completely extinguished with the assistance of fire brigade personnel and the disaster management cell.
The situation is currently under control.
There was no information on any injuries or casualties in the incident.
A fire broke out at a sandwich shop near Talao Pali in Thane's Naupada area on Tuesday evening, damaging the shop and a nearby Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) distribution point (DP). No injuries were reported in the incident.
The fire department received information about the blaze at 8.07 pm on Tuesday. The fire broke out at Preeti Sandwich, located next to Chintamani Jewellers near Talao Pali, Naupada, Thane West. The shop is owned by Harish Gupta.
The blaze also affected the MSEDCL DP located adjacent to the sandwich shop. Firefighters and other civic and police personnel rushed to the spot after the fire was reported.
The fire was brought under control and completely extinguished at around 8.50 pm, according to the fire department.
The Preeti Sandwich shop and the MSEDCL DP were completely gutted in the fire. The front portion of the neighbouring New Naik Gift Shop, owned by Bharat Chawla, was also damaged.
Two fire vehicles and one rescue vehicle were deployed at the spot. Firefighters from the Jawahar Bagh fire station, led by station officer Pashté, were involved in the firefighting operation.
Naupada police officers and personnel, MSEDCL employees, and staff from the Naupada-Kopri ward committee's encroachment department were also present at the site.
Naupada-Kopri ward committee chairperson Meenal Sankhe and local representatives Sudhir Kokate and Sanjay Waghule were also present at the spot, along with disaster management officials.
No injuries were reported in the fire. The cause of the blaze was not immediately stated in the fire department report.
