Residents evacuated after fire in Thane

Around 50 occupants of a seven storey residential building were rescued after the fire broke out, an official said

Several other residents rushed out of the building, located in Kasarvadavali area, soon after the blaze erupted around 7.15 am, he said

There are 70 flats in the seven-storey building

Electric meter boxes caught fire and the flames spread to the seventh floor through the duct area on Tuesday morning, the official added

The fire was doused after an hour-long operation, he said, adding that the cause of the fire is being probed