Fire at timber godown in Mumbai's Malad West; no injuries reported

A fire broke out on Monday night at a timber godown on Anand Road in Malad West, Mumbai. Officials said relief work was under way at the spot. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said the fire was confined to stocks of wooden planks and cardboard kept on the ground floor of a ground-plus-two-storey building. No injuries have been reported.

The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) was alerted at around 9 pm on November 2. The fire was declared a Level-I call at 9.13 pm. Officials said the godown is near the Ruia Marriage Hall and the Vallabhdas Nagraj School in Malad West. According to the fire brigade, the fire remained limited to the wooden planks and cardboard stored on the ground floor of the building.

Police, staff of the BMC's Solid Waste Management (SWM) department and ward staff were also called to the spot along with the fire brigade.

Another fire was reported in Thane the same day. On Monday afternoon, a fire broke out at the premises of an electrical shop and bike service centre in Wagle Estate, Thane. Electrical goods, chemicals and documents were burnt. Municipal officials said no one was injured in this incident either.

The fire was reported at around 12.59 pm from Kenny Nagar in the Wagle Estate area of Thane West. According to the civic administration, the fire spread to plastic sheds and documents kept on the mezzanine floor of the premises housing the shop and the service centre. Drums of Isophthalic Polyester Resin Chemical and Epoxy Polyurethane Paint, electric coils and electrical wiring in the electrical shop were completely burnt. The slab of the mezzanine floor also collapsed, causing further damage.

Staff of the fire brigade and the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) reached the spot and brought the fire under control. The team included two water tankers, two fire engines, a high-rise fire vehicle and a rescue vehicle. Disaster management cell personnel arrived in a pick-up vehicle.

Officials and staff of the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health, Maharashtra, MSEDCL and Wagle Estate police station were present at the spot. Local corporator Eknath Bhoir also visited the site. The situation is under control and no injuries have been reported.