The fire originated in Room No. 404 on the fourth floor of Building No. B/03, a ground-plus-seven-storey structure located at Brahmand Phase 3, opposite Rainbow School in Azad Nagar. The flat is owned by Nilesh Chandrakant Palekar
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A fire broke out early Friday morning in a residential building in the Brahmand area of Thane (West). No injuries were reported, and the blaze was brought under control within about an hour, civic officials said.
According to the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation, the incident was reported at around 6.06 am. The fire originated in Room No. 404 on the fourth floor of Building No. B/03, a ground-plus-seven-storey structure located at Brahmand Phase 3, opposite Rainbow School in Azad Nagar. The flat is owned by Nilesh Chandrakant Palekar.
Fire brigade teams, along with personnel from the Disaster Management Cell, Kasarvadavli police station and officials from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), rushed to the spot. The fire brigade deployed a rescue vehicle, a fire engine and a high-rise firefighting vehicle, while the Disaster Management Cell provided a pickup vehicle.
Officials said household items including three wooden cupboards, a wooden bed with a mattress and electrical wiring inside the room, were completely gutted in the fire.
The blaze was fully extinguished by around 7.30 am, and the situation is now under control, the Disaster Management Cell said.
Fire at godown of foam products firm in Palghar; no casualties
In another incident, a fire broke out at the godown of a foam products manufacturing company in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Thursday morning, officials said.
No casualties were reported so far, they said.
The blaze was reported at around 9 am in the godown of Bhagwati Foam Ltd at Chintupada in the Mahim area of Palghar, district disaster management cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said.
As per the company's website, it produces and distributes an extensive range of polyurethane foam products, catering to diverse applications such as mattresses, furniture, industrial uses and pillows.
Two fire engines were rushed to the spot, and efforts were underway to bring the blaze under control, Kadam said.
"No one was injured in the incident," the official said.
The cause of the fire was not yet known.
Five injured in LPG cylinder explosion at Dombivli
Meanwhile, five persons were injured in an explosion caused by a leaking LPG cylinder at Navneet Nagar Complex in Dombivli East, a civic official said.
The incident took place due to gas leakage at the house of Ketan Dedhia (35) around midnight on Monday.
When Dedhia, who returned home late at night, switched on a light, there was a massive explosion due to accumulated cooking gas, said a fire brigade official.
"The window panes and even grilles of his flat were blown off," he said.
Dedhia suffered nearly 50 per cent burn injuries and was shifted to the Sion hospital in Mumbai. His condition was reported to be serious but stable.
Two neighbours, Mehul Vasad (40) and Vijay Ghor (45), sustained minor injuries. Their flat also suffered partial damage.
Harish Lodhaya (50) and his seven-year-old son Parshwa Harish Lodhaya, who live on a lower floor, were injured when broken window glass and grilles fell on them while they were walking in the building premises.
Authorities urged residents to regularly check domestic gas connections and ensure proper ventilation to prevent such incidents.
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