Maharashtra: Blaze erupts at Manpada foam unit in Thane, fire tenders rush to spot

A fire broke out at Shri Foam Agency in Thane West on Tuesday evening with fire tenders rushing to the spot The blaze was later brought under control with no injuries reportedThe incident was reported at around 747 pm on 21 April 2026 to the Thane Municipal Corporationrsquos Disaster Management Cell The blaze erupted at Ray Master Compound near St Xavierrsquos High School in Manpada on Ghodbunder Road Firefighters and emergency teams were immediately dispatched to the spotAccording to officials information was received from the Balkum Fire Station through Rahul Shinde Following the alert senior disaster management and fire officials were deployed at the siteFirefighting operationsDisaster Management Officer Tadvi and Chief Fire Officer Zhalke along with fire personnel are currently present at the location The fire brigade pressed into service two fire engines one jumbo water tanker and one additional water tanker to control the blazeLater the authorities confirmed that the fire was successfully extinguished at approximately 1110 pm after several hours of operation Furthermore cooling procedures were also done to prevent any flareupsThe cause of the fire has not yet been determined and further investigation is expectedNo casualties reportedOfficials confirmed that no injuries have been reported in the incident as firefighting operations concludedThane Fire erupts in garment shop near Naupada no injuries reportedA fire broke out during the early hours of Monday April 20 at a garment outlet in Naupada prompting a swift response from emergency services As per the official statement from the Disaster Management Cell of Thane Municipal Corporation TMC the incident was reported at around 540 amThe fire occurred at lsquoPrachi Fashion Storersquo situated on the ground floor of Paradise Tower Society on Gokhale Road in Thane West near a McDonaldrsquos outlet and adjacent to the Gavdevi TempleAs soon as the blaze was reported fire brigade teams rushed to the spot with two fire tenders and a rescue vehicle Furthermore personnel from the Disaster Management Cell local police and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited Mahavitaran were also deployed to assist in the operation Along with the authorities local corporator Sanjay Waghule was also present at the siteAuthorities said that intensive firefighting efforts were underway to bring the situation under controlAs of now no injuries or casualties have been reportedFurther details regarding the cause of the fire and the extent of damage are awaited