Fire in room above Thane shop on Station Road damages clothes and furniture; no injuries

A fire broke out early on Thursday, November 12, in a room above a shop on Station Road in Thane (West). The fire also caught a plastic tarpaulin kept on the premises. No injuries were reported.

The fire started at about 1.50 am in Vaidya Building, which is next to Nagrik Store. It began near Shop No. 3, which houses Lakhnavi Chikankari Art, run by Sudhir Salunkhe and Sanjay Salunkhe.

On receiving information, a fire engine of the fire brigade reached the spot. Staff of the disaster management cell also arrived with a pickup vehicle, and Thane Nagar police personnel were present. With the help of the fire and disaster management teams, the fire was completely put out at about 2.30 am and the situation was brought under control.

Clothes, a cloth mattress and a wooden table kept in the room were burnt. The plastic tarpaulin on the premises was also damaged. According to the Jawahar Baug fire station, the firefighting was completed without any further incident.

Earlier, on the night of Wednesday, November 11, a fire broke out in garbage and scrap kept inside a compound at Taryacha Pada on Kolshet Creek Road in the Kolshet area of Thane (West). The call was received at 10.44 pm, after which firefighters and disaster management officials reached the spot.

Disaster management officer Yasin Tadvi arrived with firefighters and a jumbo water tanker. Disaster management cell staff came with a pickup vehicle, and police personnel were also present. With the help of the firefighters and disaster management staff, the fire was completely put out at 12.20 am on Thursday, November 12.

In a separate incident, a fire broke out early on Wednesday in a godown built on a ground at Kharegaon in the Kalwa area of Thane city. The godown was used to store pandal decoration material. Municipal officials said no casualties were reported.

Yasin Tadvi, head of the regional disaster management cell, said the emergency services received information about the fire at 2.02 am in the shed, which measured 25 feet by 20 feet. He said the fire burnt a large amount of wooden material, carpets, decoration equipment and the godown shed.

Firefighters and disaster management personnel reached the spot and put out the fire by 3.40 am. According to Tadvi, the cause of the fire is being investigated.