Fire breaks out at Thane high-rise; no casualties reported

The civic officials said that a fire broke out at a 14storey residential building in Mumbra area of Maharashtras Thane district in the early hours of Sunday reported news agency PTIThey said there was no report of any casualtyThe Sheel Fire Station reported the blaze at 254 am to the disaster control roomThe fire originated in an electric duct between the fourth and seventh floors of the Awing of the S K Residency building located near Mumbra bypass Thane Municipal Corporations disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said reported PTIThe fire was limited to the electrical cable duct and did not spread to any residential flat No casualty was reported from the site he saidThe fire brigade personnel regional disaster management cell team and police promptly reached the spot and launched the firefighting operationResidents of the building also joined the effort using fire extinguishers available on the premisesThe fire was completely extinguished by 342 am Tadvi said reported PTIThe exact cause of the blaze was yet to be ascertained though initial indications suggested an electrical fault within the duct system the official saidThe disaster management cell has urged housing societies to periodically review their fire safety measures and ensure strict compliance with safety protocols particularly in highrise structures Tadvi addedFire breaks out at cake shop in Mumbais Churchgate stationA fire broke out at a cake shop inside the busy Churchgate railway station in Mumbai on June 5 evening triggering concerns among commuters during the peak hoursThe Western Railway said nobody was injured in the fire which was controlled within five minutes Suburban services at the station remained unaffected it saidA civic official said that the incident was reported around 525 pm by the Western RailwayThe Mumbai fire brigade rushed its teams and firefighting equipment to the spot Police and local civic staff were also mobilised to facilitate the firefighting operation the official saidThe fire at the shop was doused within a few minutes he said adding that efforts are being made to ascertain the cause of the fire and the extent of damageHowever daily commuters had a few anxious moments as the entire concourse of the busy suburban terminal station was smokeclogged due to the fireOne of the busiest suburban stations of the Western Railway thousands of commuters board local trains from the Churchgate terminus in the eveningLater the Western Railway said in a statement that a minor fire incident was reported at one of the stalls at the concourse of the station The alert staff used fire extinguishers and controlled it within five minutes it saidWhile the fire was confined to the shop selling cakes and other bakery products railway staffers on the first floor of the sixstorey building vacated as a precautionary measure the statement addedWith inputs from PTI