Bhiwandi: A major fire broke out at a rubber storage facility in the wee hours of Tuesday in Thane resulting in gutting of three godowns. A bike parked outside one of the buildings was also razed in the process

The fire broke out at Dapora Prenana compound at around 2 am which engulfed a nearby chemical godown and subsequentially spread to another godown adjacent to it. Residents of nearby buildings said they heard loud noises of chemical drums blasting in the storage facility.