A fire broke out in the meter box room of a residential building at Platinum Heritage Society in Hiranandani Estate, Thane West, late on Friday night, October 16. Five meter boxes were completely gutted in the incident.
Fire brought under control
The fire broke out at around 11.52 pm in the meter box room on the ground floor of B-Wing, a 14-storey residential building with a ground floor, at Platinum Heritage Society.
Fire brigade personnel, along with a fire engine and a rescue vehicle, reached the spot to control the blaze. Personnel from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) were also present at the scene.
No further spread reported
The fire was completely extinguished with the assistance of local residents and fire brigade personnel. The situation was brought under control after the firefighting operation.
Five meter boxes were completely gutted in the fire.
Fire erupts near housing society in Thane, three shops damaged
In a separate incident, a fire broke out in three shops located near a residential building in Maharashtra’s Thane city early on Thursday, officials said.
No one was injured in the incident, they said.
The blaze was reported at 4.21 am in three business establishments — a laser cutting services unit and two selling ceramic household items and tiles — near Hill Crest Society on Ghodbunder Road, Regional Disaster Management Cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.
The fire brigade and disaster management teams rushed to the spot, and the blaze was extinguished by 5.30 am, the official said.
No casualties were reported, he said, adding that the shops suffered severe damage.
Two women dead after fire breaks out in multi-storey Palghar building
Meanwhile, two women died and six other persons were rushed to hospital after a massive fire broke out in a 14-storey building in Maharashtra’s Palghar district around midnight on Wednesday, officials said.
The blaze was reported at 12.10 am at the Imperial Heights building located on the Nalasopara-Vasai Link Road, an official from the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation’s (VVMC) fire department said, adding that 25 persons were rescued from the building.
Two women, identified as Falguni Shah (50) and Ashwini Parkar (50), died after the incident, the official said.
They are suspected to have died due to suffocation from heavy smoke, as per preliminary information provided by doctors. The exact cause of death will be confirmed following the post-mortem, he said.
Six other individuals were rushed to a private hospital for treatment, the official said.
Panic gripped the building as the fire spread rapidly. Four residents took refuge on a small exterior ledge to escape the thick smoke and flames and remained stranded there for nearly 45 minutes. VVMC fire personnel rushed to the spot and rescued the trapped individuals using a large crane, he said.
Seven fire engines battled the flames through the night, and the blaze was brought under control by 7.20 am, the official said.
