Overview

• A blaze erupted around 7 am at the KGN Biryani Shop in Lodha Palava on Shilphata Road, gutting the premises with no injuries reported.
• Dombivli fire crews reached the spot quickly and extinguished the fire within about an hour after residents raised the alarm over thick smoke.
• Wooden furniture, refrigerators and raw food materials inside the eatery were destroyed, according to fire officials.
• Traffic on Shilphata Road was temporarily diverted, causing brief jams, as responders worked at the scene.
• In a separate incident, smoke from a rear wheel of an MSRTC electric bus in Thane led to the safe evacuation of 13 passengers, with firefighters cooling the wheel, the bus towed, and travelers shifted to another vehicle.