Overview
- Fire erupted Tuesday evening on the second floor of warehouses at the Rajlakshmi/Rajlaxmi Complex in Kalher, rapidly consuming long garment godowns.
- The BNMC fire brigade dispatched two engines, Thane sent a water tanker, and additional support was requested from Kalyan and Ulhasnagar.
- Nearby residents were evacuated as intense heat and smoke caused structural failures and raised fears of collapse in affected buildings.
- Officials reported no injuries; local reports describe extensive losses running into crores after stock and machinery were destroyed across roughly 10 warehouses.
- Units storing goods for Bang Overseas, Thomas Export/Thomas Scott India and Vedanta Creations were among those affected, and Narpoli Police have registered a case to probe the cause.