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Multiple Small Fires Strike Thane Over Three Days

Rapid fire brigade and municipal disaster teams extinguished each blaze with no injuries reported while investigators probe the cause of a damaged mandap-godown.

Overview

  • The incidents occurred across Thane between Wednesday night and Friday morning and affected four separate sites: a Kolshet scrap compound, a room above a Station Road shop, a mandap-decoration godown in Kharegaon, and My Bar restaurant in Uthalsar.
  • Fire teams and the TMC Disaster Management Cell brought each blaze under control within about 40 minutes to two hours, deploying fire engines, a jumbo water tanker, rescue vehicles and pickup support.
  • The Kolshet scrap fire was reported late Wednesday and was fully extinguished by about 12:20 a.m., according to disaster management officials.
  • A room above a shop on Station Road and the Kharegaon mandap-godown caught fire in the early hours of Thursday; the godown blaze gutted wooden decor and carpets and is the focus of an ongoing investigation.
  • The Uthalsar restaurant fire was reported early Friday and was doused by about 6:20 a.m., with damage limited to ground-floor furniture and electrical items and no injuries reported.