Overview

• The blaze erupted around 11 pm on May 30 in five godowns at the Bablu Compound scrapyard in Thane’s Shil area.
• Firefighters joined by police and Torrent Power crews deployed two fire engines, one water tanker and a rescue vehicle to battle the flames.
• After roughly six hours of operations, the fire was fully extinguished by 5:15 am on May 31.
• No injuries were reported among facility workers, emergency personnel or nearby residents.
• Authorities have launched an inquiry into the blaze’s cause following a series of recent industrial fires in Maharashtra.