At least 15 vehicles parked in the building were charred and many offices destroyed, Thane Municipal Corporation's regional disaster management cell (RDMC) chief Avinash Sawant told PTI (Pic/Sameer Markande)
The blaze started at around 8.30 pm on Tuesday in the ground-plus-five storey Orion Business Park building, housing nearly 90 shops and offices including a private blood bank and located next to Cine Wonder Mall on Ghodbunder Road, officials said
The huge flames could be seen from a long distance and people residing in nearby localities said they also heard some explosion sounds (Pic/Sameer Markande)
Firemen and the RDMC team members made hectic efforts through the night and the blaze was brought under control at around 6.30 am on Wednesday, Sawant said (PIc/Sameer Markande)
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