<p>A <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/fire-breaks-out-at-damani-estate-thane-no-casualties-reported-23456772" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>fire broke out</strong></a> in the Gyaneshwar Nagar area of the ONGC Colony in Bandra East on Saturday afternoon, the civic officials said.</p>
<p>The incident took place at around 2:36 pm and it gutted around 15-20 huts in the area, the officials said.</p>
<p>"The blaze was reported to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) at 2:59 pm," the officials said.</p>
<p>Following the information, the Mumbai Fire Brigade officials rushed to the spot and declared the blaze to be a Level I (minor) fire call at 2:57 pm, they said.</p>
<p>According to the civic authorities, the fire, which rapidly spread through the densely packed settlement, was initially reported as a small-scale fire but quickly escalated in intensity. The Mumbai Fire Brigade teams rushed to the spot immediately and launched a fire-fighting operation.</p>
<p>Four Fire Engines, one Major Fire Tender, one Aerial Water Tanker Truck, two Water Carrier Vehicles, 108 Ambulances, the local police and the local BMC ward staff along with the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/fire-breaks-out-at-heera-panna-shopping-centre-in-haji-ali-no-injuries-reported-23455411" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Mumbai Fire Brigade</strong></a> teams were rushed to the spot, the officials said.</p>
<p>The civic authorities indicated that the fire has caused significant damage to at least 15-20 temporary structures in the affected area.</p>
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<p>"Fire was confined to electric wiring, electric installation, wooden furniture, LPG cylinders, household articles etc. in an area about 100X150ft. The fire was extinguished at around 4 pm," an official said.&nbsp;</p>
<p>No injuries were reported in the incident, the officials said.</p>
<p><strong>Fire breaks out at fertilizer production facility in Mumbra</strong></p>
<p>A fire erupted at a fertilizer production facility in the Mumbra area of Thane district on Saturday morning.</p>
<p>According to the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), the fire broke out around 9:16 am at a fertilizer production company situated near M.M. Valley, next to Kausa Cemetery in Mumbra.</p>
<p>&ldquo;A machine at a compost fertilizer company overheated, causing a minor fire to break out. Firefighters promptly responded with one rescue vehicle and one fire vehicle. No injuries were reported at the scene,&rdquo; the RDMC officials said.</p>
<p>The Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) further said that the minor fire was completely extinguished with the assistance of firefighting personnel and&nbsp;no injuries were reported.</p><p>
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