Thane: Fire breaks out in a scrap yard, no injuries reported

Fire in Thane. Pic/mid-day

A massive fire erupted in Parsik Nagar, Kharegaon in Kalwa, Thane on Wednesday evening. As per the residents, the premises had scrap vehicles and one the vehicles had chemicles which caught fire. Thane Disaster Management officials and Thane police have reached the spot and fire fighting operations are on.

As per Thane disaster management office, the scrap materials behind Om Sai Society, Building number 9 caught fire. The residents of the nearby building were evacuated as safety measures as the windows of the rear side of the building were damaged due to the fire. Four fire engines, three water tankers were on the spot to douse the fire.

The fire erupted around 6.30 pm and fire fighting operations are underway. No one is injured due to the fire, officials informed.

Residents took social media platform X to post videos of the heavy smoke that spread due to the fire.

Meanwhile, on February 28, a major fire had broke out in Thane district's Bhayander in which one person was killed and five injured. The fire had erupted in Azad Nagar slum in the wee hours. Among the injured are two minors and three officials from the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) fire department, who sustained injuries while carrying out rescue operations.

A gas cylinder had burst because of the fire, which cause the death of the fireman involved in the fire fighting operations, officials said. The fire damanged several huts and shops in the area. The makeshift houses were made using plastic and other fire prone materials due to which fire escalated quickly. Dozens of people were trapped in the fire, which were rescued by the authorities. However, a 42-year old man lost his life and two minors were injured.

Total 24 fire engines were involved in the fire fighting operations.