Overview
- A flash in the central air‑handling unit at Mahavitaran’s Prakashgad headquarters sent smoke through ducts on Friday and forced an evacuation, firefighters confined the blaze to the AHU and three people were treated for smoke inhalation.
- Early Saturday a minor fire in rubber mats in the basement of Gautam House in Naupada, Thane, led rescue teams to evacuate ten residents and the blaze was extinguished within about 30 minutes with no injuries.
- Around midday Saturday a portion of the sixth floor of the MHADA‑cessed Lokhandwala building in Masjid Bunder collapsed onto the fifth floor, six people were rescued and one or two residents received medical treatment as the BMC began evacuation and structural assessment.
- A developing large fire engulfed four shops in Washim on Sunday morning with firefighters and local police on scene working to douse flames and no casualties reported so far.
- Officials and responders say a pattern is emerging of ignition from HVAC or electrical systems and structural failure in ageing cessed buildings, and they have started inspections and follow‑up probes to prevent further evacuations and injuries.