According to officials, the incident occurred around 5:32 pm on March 6, 2026, after the Disaster Management Cell received information from the Rustamji Fire Station about a fire inside a flat in A2 Wing of Building No. 73 at Vrindavan Society in Thane (West).

The fire started in Room No. 02 on the ground floor, owned by Ashok Semla, in the ground-plus-four-storey residential building. Authorities said the blaze originated from a washing machine inside the house.

A fire brigade team rushed to the spot with one rescue vehicle after receiving the alert. However, local residents had already managed to control and extinguish the fire before firefighters arrived, officials said.

The fire caused damage to household appliances including a washing machine, refrigerator and electrical wiring, which were partially burnt.

Officials confirmed that no injuries were reported, and the situation was brought fully under control.