Thane: Fire broke out in restaurant, no casualties reported

A fire broke out at a restaurant in Maharashtras Thane city on Tuesday morning a civic official said according to news agency PTIThere was so far no report of any casualty in the blaze which erupted at around 530 am at the restaurant located in Panchpakhadi area Thane Municipal Corporations disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi told PTIAfter being alerted local firemen and disaster management cell team rushed to the spotThree fire engines and water tankers were pressed into service and efforts were still on to bring the blaze under control the official saidThe cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained he saidIn a separate incident a fire broke out in a house located near Ankur Tower in Goregaon West Monday at 810 am The incident was reported by the Mumbai Fire Brigade MFB of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC An update on the situation was provided at 1145 am The fire was confined to a gas stove and cylinder within the house Tragically one person was injured in the incident and was immediately taken to HBT Trauma Care Hospital for treatment The Assistant Medical Officer AMO at HBT Trauma Care Hospital confirmed that the injured person identified as Harish Chavan a 55yearold male was declared brought dead upon arrival The exact cause of the fire and further details are currently under investigation The MFB and other concerned authorities are working to control the fire and ensure the safety of the surrounding areaIn a separate incident earlier on June 1 the major fire that erupted in the basement of a building in Andheri was doused after 30 hours the BMC officials said The blaze broke out in the basement of the building located at SEEPZ in Andheri East There was no report of any casualty in the incident Two firemen suffered minor injuries and were treated in the ambulance Both are in stable condition They were discharged after being treated the BMC release stated At least 12 fire engines eight water jetties tankers and other fire brigade equipment were used to douse the blaze The blaze was extinguished by the fire brigade personnel after snapping electricity supply and by donning 185 breathing apparatus sets the official said Two security guards were stranded on the buildings second floor due to heavy smoke but they were safely rescued by firemen using a ladder the BMC official said According to the official the fire was confined to electric wiring and installations furniture split AC unit computers packing materials and material stored in the basement of the buildingIn another incident on June 18 a fire broke out in a closed office premises in the central suburb of Dadar in Mumbai and no casualties were reported in the incident