A fire broke out in an electricity meter box room of a residential building in Thane`s Panchpakhadi area on Thursday. The power supply to the area was affected for over an hour after the incident.

The incident was reported by Thane Municipal Corporation`s Regional Disaster Management (RDMC) at around 5.27 am on Thursday. According to RDMC, the fire broke out in the power meter room located on the ground floor of the Garima Tower at the Panchpakhadi area.