Fire guts three handcarts at Thane's Kisan Nagar vegetable market; no injuries reported

A fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday, November 11, at the Maharashtra Nagar vegetable market in Kisan Nagar No. 1, Wagle Estate, Thane (West). Three handcarts were burnt. No injuries have been reported.

According to the Wagle fire station, the fire brigade received information about the blaze at around 5.55 am. Of the three burnt handcarts, two were used to sell vegetables and one was used to sell Diwali goods.

One fire engine reached the spot and the fire was brought under control by 6.06 am. Employees of the power distribution company and personnel of Shrinagar police station were also present. The fire was completely put out and the situation is under control. No lives were lost and no one was injured.

A separate incident took place in Thane the same day. In the early hours of Wednesday, November 11, a fire broke out in the shed of a godown used by an event decoration business near Pancharatna Gate on 60 Feet Road in Kharegaon, Kalwa. No one was hurt in this fire either.

According to information from the Jawahar Baug fire station, the fire brigade was informed of the blaze at 2.02 am. The fire was in a 25 x 20 foot godown shed of M/s Roshan Mandap Decorators, owned by Roshan Chavan. The shed stood on an open plot.

Two fire engines, a rescue vehicle and a water tanker reached the spot. Personnel of the Disaster Management Cell also arrived with a utility vehicle, while Kalwa police station personnel were present at the scene.

Fire brigade and Disaster Management Cell staff completely extinguished the fire by 3.40 am, after which the situation came under control. Wooden decoration material, carpets and the godown shed were burnt.

Meanwhile, in Mumbai, a fire broke out in two to four huts in Pratiksha Nagar near Mala Garden in the Wadala area on Tuesday night, November 10. According to preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, no injuries have been reported so far.

The Mumbai Fire Brigade received information about the fire from the police control room at 10.51 pm. It was declared a Level-1 fire call at 11.15 pm. The Mumbai Fire Brigade, Mumbai police, BEST, the 108 ambulance service and staff of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ward reached the spot for relief and rescue.