According to the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), the fire was reported at around 12:59 am on March 5, 2026, after information was received from the Wagle Fire Station
Pic/Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell
A fire broke out in garbage and several parked vehicles at an auto garage in Wagle Estate area of Thane in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. No injuries were reported in the incident.
According to the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), the fire was reported at around 12:59 am on March 5, 2026, after information was received from the Wagle Fire Station.
The blaze occurred in garbage and six four-wheeler vehicles parked in an open space at Achutanand Auto Garage, located at Arastu Compound, Hanuman Nagar, Road No. 28, Wagle Estate, Thane (West). The garage owner has been identified as Babu Behera.
Personnel from the Police, along with fire brigade teams equipped with two fire engines and two rescue vehicles, and staff from the Disaster Management Cell with a pickup vehicle rushed to the spot and launched firefighting operations.
Officials said the fire was completely extinguished by around 1:50 am, and the situation was brought under control.
Vehicles damaged in the fire
As per preliminary information, several vehicles were damaged in the blaze. A Maruti Swift (MH 04 DR 4671) sustained internal damage due to the fire, while a Maruti 800, Maruti Suzuki Eeco, and Tata Indigo were completely gutted. The owners of these vehicles are yet to be identified.
In addition, two scrap vehicles — a Hindustan Ambassador and a Tata ACE — were completely destroyed in the fire.
Authorities confirmed that no casualties or injuries were reported, and further investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
Car parked on open ground gutted in fire, SUV damaged
In another incident, a car was completely gutted, while a sports utility vehicle (SUV) parked next to it was partly damaged after they caught fire on an open ground on Ghodbunder Road in Maharashtra's Thane city on Wednesday, an official said.
Nobody was injured in the incident that occurred around 11 am on the Nepro Ground, said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Thane Disaster Management Cell.
"Two four-wheelers parked on the ground suddenly caught fire. The incident was reported by a local resident, following which personnel from the Disaster Management Cell rushed to the spot with a pickup vehicle, while fire brigade teams reached with a fire engine," he said.
"A car was completely gutted in the blaze, while an SUV was partially damaged," he said.
Although the exact reason behind the fire is yet to be known, it might have been triggered by heat, according to him.
"The fire was completely extinguished with the help of fire brigade personnel, disaster management staff and local residents. The situation is under control and no one was injured," Tadvi added.
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