Giriraj Heights at Vaity Wadi in Thane. Pic/Sameer Markande

Around 150 residents of a high-rise in Thane were rescued with the help of the fire brigade, the Disaster Cell, and the police, after a fire broke out there on Friday. The fire was in the cable duct at 26-storey Giriraj Heights, Vaity Wadi. The fire spread from the ground to the 26th floor, engulfing the wires and filling passages with smoke, leading residents to panic.