Mumbai: Fire Breaks Out in Building in Thane; no Casualties Reported

A thick cloud of smoke was seen emanating from the building.

New Delhi: A fire broke out in a building in Charai area of Thane, news agency ANI reported on Wednesday. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and presently situation is under control. More details are awaited.

No casualties or injuries have been reported yet. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Panic gripped in the area due to the unfortunate incident. A thick cloud of smoke was seen emanating from the building.

Fire breaks out in a building in Charai, Thane. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Situation under control, no casualty reported. #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/rWKcF57ldN

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2018

In September, a fire broke out in Malad West’s Somwari Bazar in Mumbai. The cause of the fire was not been ascertained and there are no reports of any casualty.

The Somwari Bazar fire has come a few days after at least four persons, including an elderly woman, were suffocated to death and 14 others injured when a massive fire swept through a highrise building in the city, officials had said.

The fire, which broke out on the 12th floor of the 17-storied Crystal Tower building located in Parel, was doused after about eight-hour struggle. The flames quickly spread to the 13th floor and adjacent flats and trapped many of the 100-plus residents in the building.

Before the Parel building fire, another fire had erupted in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) refinery at Mahul in Chembur which injured at least 43 persons.

According to locals and eyewitnesses, the fire, which was followed by a loud explosion, with thick black smoke emanating, was visible from several kilometres away, while the blast was heard in places as far as Powai and Sion.