The Disaster Management team and the fire department responded quickly, dispatching brigades to the Thane club. The fire was brought under control within half an hour
-1766120812616_d.png "Watch: Massive fire at Thane’s Blue Roof Club during wedding reception; 1,200 guests evacuated safely")
There have been no casualties or injuries. PIC/ RDMC-TMC
A fire broke out late Thursday night at The Blue Roof Club in Thane (West) while a wedding reception was underway, officials from the Thane Municipal Corporation’s Disaster Management Cell said.
More than 1,000 wedding guests escaped without any injury after a fire broke out at a banquet hall in Maharashtra's Thane city, the officials said.
The incident occurred around 11 pm on Thursday at the marriage hall premises in the Ovala area along the Ghodbunder Road in the city, they said.
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According to Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation, "Mandap decoration materials kept outside a cabin on the lawn of 'The Blue Roof Club' caught fire. A wedding reception was underway at the venue at the time."
The official said that 1,000 to 1,200 guests had gathered at the venue at the time of the incident.
"As soon as the fire was noticed, guests were safely moved out of the venue, preventing any casualties," he said. Fire officials said timely alertness and swift evacuation played a key role in "averting a major tragedy".
The firefighting operation involved two fire engines, one rescue vehicle, and one utility vehicle. An official said the fire was extinguished by around midnight.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, he added.
Fire breaks out near tunnel on Mumbai Coastal Road; none hurt
In another incident, a fire erupted outside a tunnel on the Coastal Road in south Mumbai on Wednesday evening, but no injuries were reported, civic officials said, reported PTI.
The blaze outside the tunnel at Marine Lines opposite the Police Gymkhana was reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) at 7.12 pm, they said, reported PTI.
No injuries were reported in the fire, which was doused in less than an hour, said the officials.
A civic official said the blaze may have been caused by a short circuit.
The structure where the fire started was used for the storage of some materials, he added.
Fire erupts at three warehouses in Thane; none hurt
Earlier, a fire broke out at three warehouses in Maharashtra's Thane district on Sunday afternoon, triggering panic in the industrial area, officials said, reported PTI.
There was no report of any casualty, they said.
The blaze was reported at around 2.30 pm in three warehouses at Gayatri Nagar in Bhiwandi town, the officials said, adding it was not yet known what was stored there.
Multiple fire engines were rushed to the spot, Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Saquib Kharbe said, reported PTI.
"So far, there are no reports of anyone being injured," he said, adding that efforts were on to ensure the fire does not spread to adjoining structures.
The exact cause of the blaze was yet to be ascertained.
Earlier in the day, a fire broke out at a godown storing autorickshaws at Kalher in Bhiwandi town, officials said.
No casualties were reported, they said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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