A police vehicle caught fire near Nitin Company Junction in Louiswadi, Wagle Estate, Thane West, during the early hours of Saturday, November 7.
According to information provided by the Pachpakhadi Fire Station, the incident was reported at around 12:04 am, opposite Axis Bank, near Nitin Company Junction.
The vehicle involved was a Mahindra Scorpio police car bearing registration number, which was parked at the location when it caught fire.
Following the incident, a fire brigade vehicle and personnel from the Disaster Management Cell, along with a utility vehicle, were rushed to the spot to carry out firefighting operations.
No injuries reported
Firefighters managed to completely extinguish the blaze by 12:19 am on Saturday, bringing the situation under control.
No casualties or injuries were reported. The cause of the fire has not been specified in the information provided by the authorities.
Two autorickshaws catch fire near Life Line Hospital in Thane
In a separate incident on Saturday, two autorickshaws caught fire near Life Line Hospital in Khopat, Thane West, during the early hours of Saturday, November 7. Officials said that no injuries were reported in the incident.
According to information provided by the Pachpakhadi Fire Station, the incident was reported at around 1:53 am.
Soon after receiving the alert, a fire brigade vehicle rushed to the spot, along with personnel from Rabodi Police Station.
Fire extinguished at 2:07 am
Firefighters immediately initiated firefighting operations and managed to completely extinguish the blaze by 2:07 am. Moreover, the situation was subsequently brought under control.
The two autorickshaws damaged in the fire were identified as Bajaj vehicles bearing registration numbers MH 04 HZ 2856 and MH 04 HZ 6153.
The first autorickshaw was owned by Narendra Surve, while the ownership details of the second vehicle were not available.
No casualties or injuries were reported. The cause of the fire has not been specified in the information released by the fire brigade.
