A <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-fire-erupts-at-mira-bhayandar-municipal-corporation-headquarters-no-casualties-23658084" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">fire broke out</a> at a wooden warehouse on Anand Road in Malad West on Monday night, officials said, adding that relief operations were underway.
According to the Mumbai civic body, the blaze was confined to wooden planks and stocks of cardboard stored on the ground floor of a ground-plus-two-storey structure. No injuries were reported.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) received information about the incident at around 9 pm on November 2. The fire was declared a Level-I call at 9.13 pm.
<h2>Fire confined to ground floor</h2>
The warehouse is located near Ruia Marriage Hall and Vallabhdas Nagraj School in Malad West, officials said.
According to the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/delhi-fire-breaks-out-at-jahangirpuri-house-firefighter-injured-in-cylinder-blast-23657741" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">fire brigade</a>, the fire was confined to wooden planks and cardboard stock on the ground floor of the building.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade, police personnel, BMC Solid Waste Management (SWM) staff and ward staff were mobilised to the spot.
<h2>Fire breaks out at electrical shop and bike service centre in Thane</h2>
In an another incident, a fire broke out at the premises of an electrical shop and a bike service centre in Thane's Wagle Estate on Monday afternoon, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-fire-destroys-hardware-tailoring-shops-and-office-in-mumbras-shilphata-area-23655386" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">damaging electrical equipment</a>, chemicals and documents. No injuries were reported in the incident, civic officials said.
The fire was reported at around 12.59 pm in Keni Nagar in Wagle Estate area of Thane West.
According to the civic authorities, the fire engulfed the plastic shed and documents stored on the mezzanine floor of the premises housing the shop and the service centre.
At the electrical shop, drums containing Isophthalic Polyester Resin Chemical and Epoxy Polyurethane Paint, along with electric coils and electrical wiring, were completely gutted. The slab of the mezzanine floor also collapsed, causing further damage.
<h2>Fire brought under control</h2>
Fire brigade personnel and the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) staff rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.
The response team included two water tankers, two <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-panvel-fire-brigade-adds-two-fire-bikes-to-tackle-blazes-in-hard-to-reach-areas-23658021" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">fire engines</a>, one high-rise fire vehicle and one rescue vehicle. Disaster Management Cell personnel also reached the spot in a pick-up vehicle.
Officials and personnel from the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health, Maharashtra, MSEDCL and Wagle Estate Police Station were present at the site. Local corporator Eknath Bhoir also visited the spot.
The situation was brought under control, and no injuries were reported.

A fire broke out at a wooden warehouse on Anand Road in Malad West in Mumbai on Monday night, officials said, adding that relief operations were underway

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According to the Mumbai civic body, the blaze was confined to wooden planks and stocks of cardboard stored on the ground floor of a ground-plus-two-storey structure. No injuries were reported

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