Thane: Fire engulfs flat in city bldg, no injuries reported

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In Thane district, a fire ravaged a flat situated on the 18th floor of a building, confirmed officials on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 2:15 am on Monday in a 22-storey building located at Kashigaon in the Mira Road area. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported despite the intensity of the blaze, stated Yasin Tadvi, chief of Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell, in a report in PTI.

The fire started from an earthen lamp lit for a religious ritual, igniting a cloth on a nearby table. This sparked a rapid spread of flames throughout the apartment. The occupants swiftly evacuated, ensuring their safety, the report added.

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According to the report, the house suffered complete destruction, and the fire extended up to floor 21, causing damage to sections of upper-floor flats. Materials such as wiring, wooden cupboards, and doors were also affected, the official added.

Local firefighters responded promptly, deploying six fire engines and successfully extinguishing the blaze by 4:35 am, averting further damage, the PTI report further stated.

In another incident recently, an elderly resident, Harshada Janardan Pathak, aged 95, passed away in a fire that engulfed part of a 12-story building in Vile Parle. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's fire brigade, the incident occurred at 19:27 hours in the Vile Grand Residency Building on Poonam Baug, Nariman Road, Vile Parle (East).

The fire, primarily confined to flat no 201 on the second floor, caused damage to electrical wiring, appliances like TV and refrigerators wooden furniture and doors, false ceilings, household items, and food, the report added.

The Mumbai Fire Brigade successfully extinguished the fire by 20:03 hours using a small hose line and three motor pumps, the report added. Cutting off the electric supply aided in controlling the blaze.

In a separate incident, a senior official from pharmaceutical firm Blue Jet Healthcare has been charged with culpable homicide due to a fire at its factory in Maharashtra's Raigad district. This incident resulted in the tragic deaths of 11 individuals and injuries to seven others. The factory maintenance head, held responsible, was arrested three days ago, with two others also implicated in the case.

The blaze, which erupted at the company's plant in Mahad MIDC on November 3, was suspected to have originated from an electrical short circuit, according to initial investigations. An FIR was filed under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, following a complaint from one of the injured labourers.