Fire breaks out at event decoration godown shed in Thane's Kharegaon; no injuries reported

A fire broke out in a godown shed on 60 Feet Road in Kharegaon, in the Kalwa area of Thane (West), in the early hours of Wednesday, November 11. The shed, near Panchratna Gate, belongs to a trader in the event decoration business. No injuries have been reported.

According to information from the Jawaharbaug fire station, the fire department was alerted at 2.02 am. The fire was in a godown shed measuring 25 by 20 feet. The shed belongs to M/s Roshan Mandap Decorators, whose owner is Roshan Chavan. It stood on an open plot.

Firefighters left for the spot on receiving the call, with two fire engines, a rescue vehicle and a water tanker. Staff of the Disaster Management Cell also arrived with a utility vehicle. Police from Kalwa police station were present at the site.

Firefighters, along with Disaster Management Cell staff, extinguished the fire completely by 3.40 am, after which the situation was brought under control.

The fire destroyed wooden material and carpets used in event decoration, along with the godown shed. No further details of the loss are available so far.

Meanwhile, in Mumbai's Wadala area, a fire broke out in two to four huts at Pratiksha Nagar, near Mala Garden, on Tuesday night, November 10. According to preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, no injuries have been reported in this fire either. The fire brigade received word of the fire from the police control room at 10.51 pm, and it was declared a Level-1 fire call at 11.15 pm. Teams of the Mumbai Fire Brigade, Mumbai Police, BEST, the 108 ambulance service and ward staff of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation were called to the spot.

In another incident, a major fire broke out in a scrap godown in the Lohoti Compound area of Bhiwandi in the district in the early hours of Tuesday. According to a civic official, the fire spread to a nearby powerloom factory. Local residents and workers moved machines, raw cloth and other goods to safety, although the factory was reduced to ashes. The official said the fire was reported at 2.03 am and firefighters brought the flames under control after considerable effort. In Talavali, Navi Mumbai, a fire broke out in a wood godown at around 2 pm and was brought under control after an hour and a half. No casualties were reported in either incident.