A massive fire broke out at a scrap godown in Lohoti Compound area of Bhiwandi in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-fire-breaks-out-at-godown-shed-on-60-feet-road-in-kharegaon-no-injuries-reported-23659426?text-shots" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Thane district</a> in the early hours of Tuesday, spreading to an adjacent powerloom factory, a civic official said.
Local residents and workers shifted machinery, raw cloth materials, and goods to safer places though the factory was reduced to ashes.
The fire was reported at 2:03 am, the official said, adding that firefighters managed to bring the flames under control after intensive efforts.
In another incident, a fire broke out at a wood godown in Talavali, Navi Mumbai at around 2 pm.
It was brought under control after one and a half hours. No casualties were reported in both the incidents.
<h2>Blaze erupts at mandap decoration godown in Thane; no casualties</h2>
In a separate incident, a fire broke out at a godown storing mandap decoration items in<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-three-handcarts-catch-fire-at-kisan-nagar-vegetable-market-no-injuries-reported-23659428" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"> Maharashtra's Thane city </a>in the wee hours of Wednesday, civic officials said.
No casualties were reported, they said.
Emergency services received a call at 2.02 am about the blaze at a 25 feet by 20 feet shed used as a godown for mandap decoration items, on a ground in Kharegaon in the Kalwa area, regional disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.
The fire gutted several wooden materials, carpets, decor equipment and the godown shed structure, he said.
Firefighters and disaster management personnel rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze by 3.40 am, the official said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, he added.
<h2>Three handcarts catch fire at Kisan Nagar vegetable market</h2>
Meanwhile, three handcarts were damaged after a fire broke out at Maharashtra Nagar vegetable market in Kisan Nagar No. 1, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-fire-fire-breaks-out-at-17-storey-residential-building-in-thanes-wagle-estate-rescue-operation-underway-23659093" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Wagle Estate</a>, Thane (West), early Wednesday, November 11. No injuries were reported in the incident.
According to the Wagle Fire Station, the fire department received an alert about the incident at around 5.55 am. The fire affected three handcarts, including two used for selling vegetables and one used for selling Diwali goods.
Firefighters rushed to the spot with one fire engine and brought the blaze under control by 6.06 am. Employees of the electricity distribution company and personnel from the Srinagar Police Station were also present at the site.
The fire was completely extinguished, and the situation was brought under control. No casualties or injuries were reported.

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The fire was reported at 2:03 am, the official said, adding that firefighters managed to bring the flames under control after intensive efforts

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