Two early-morning fires in Thane West, no injuries reported

Two separate fires broke out in Thane West in the early hours of Monday, 9 November. In one, a plastic tarpaulin covering the roof of a shop near the Jawahar Baug fire station caught fire. In the other, scrap kept in an open space in Hanuman Nagar, Wagle Estate, was set ablaze. No injuries were reported in either incident.

Firefighters reached both sites and brought the fires under control. Both incidents took place in the early hours of the morning, and the firefighting was completed in a short time.

The first incident took place at around 12.01 am on 9 November on Kharat Road in Thane West, directly opposite the Jawahar Baug fire station. According to information from the fire station, a plastic tarpaulin covering the roof of a shop in the area had caught fire. On receiving the call, firefighters reached the spot with a fire engine and a rescue vehicle and began dousing the flames.

The firefighters put out the fire completely by 12.15 am, about 14 minutes after the incident was reported. The situation was then described as under control. According to the Jawahar Baug fire station, the fire was confined to the tarpaulin on the shop roof and no one was injured.

The second incident took place near Devi Dayal Road in Hanuman Nagar, Wagle Estate. Scrap kept in an open space there caught fire at around 3.30 am on 9 November. On receiving the call, firefighters from the Wagle fire station reached the spot with a fire engine and a water tanker. Personnel of the disaster management cell also arrived with a pickup vehicle to help.

All the teams together brought the fire under control. It was completely extinguished at around 4.30 am, about an hour after the call. The situation was then declared under control, and no injuries were reported in this incident either.

The two incidents, at different places in Thane West, occurred about three and a half hours apart. Fire teams reached both sites and put out the fires without anyone being hurt.