Thane: 15 godowns gutted in fire in Bhiwandi village; no casualty

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An official said that at least 15 godowns, some of them containing petroleum products, were gutted in a fire that broke out in a Bhiwandi village in Maharashtra's Thane district in the wee hours of Monday, reported news agency PTI.

There was no report of casualty in the blaze that erupted around 3 am at Wadpe village in Bhiwandi, said Mahesh Patil, a fire official from the Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation (BNMC), reported PTI.

He said three fire engines were pressed into service, and they brought the blaze under control by 9 am, and the cooling operations were underway at the Bhiwandi village.

He said the blaze erupted at one godown and spread to the others.

The official said petroleum and healthcare products, cosmetics and cloth, among other items, were stored in the godowns, reported PTI.

Flames could be spotted from a distance, and a foul smell emanated because of the burning of petroleum products, another official said.

According to sources, the presence of petroleum products had aggravated the situation.

Thane: Fire breaks out at plywood godown in Bhiwandi; fireman injured

In another incident, a fireman sustained injuries in a blaze that erupted a plywood factory-cum-godown in Maharashtra's Thane district in the wee hours of April 26, an official said, reported news agency PTI.

The fire erupted in the three-storey structure at Rahnal village in Bhiwandi around 3.30 am, the official said, reported PTI.

Rajesh Pawar, chief fire officer of the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation (BNMC), said the injured firefighter has been admitted to a hospital with leg fractures, and his condition is stable, reported PTI.

He said the fire quickly engulfed the structure due to the highly combustible stock of plywood stored inside, and local fire teams, along with the disaster management cell, rushed to the scene after receiving the alert.

(With inputs from PTI)