The fire erupted in the three-storey structure at Rahnal village in Bhiwandi around 3.30 am, and the firefighting operation was still underway
A firefighter who was injured in Bhiwandi fire has been admitted to a hospital with leg fractures, and his condition is stable, an official said. Pic/Himanshu Mukherjee
A fireman sustained injuries in a blaze that erupted a plywood factory-cum-godown in Maharashtra's Thane district in the wee hours of Saturday, an official said, reported news agency PTI.
The fire erupted in the three-storey structure at Rahnal village in Bhiwandi around 3.30 am, and the firefighting operation was still underway, 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.
A fire broke out at a plywood factory-godown in Bhiwandi’s Rahnal village around 3.30 am today. One firefighter sustained leg fractures and is stable. Firefighting operations are ongoing due to massive fire load.
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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.
Four fire engines are at the site to douse the flames.
Pawar said, "This is a difficult operation. The fire cannot be fully contained for at least another day, as the godown is packed with plywood. The fire load is massive," reported PTI.
The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, he said, adding that people have been asked to avoid the area.
One dead, six suffer from suffocation in fire at residential building in Mumbai
A 34-year-old woman died, while six others, among them two children, suffered from suffocation as a fire erupted in an apartment at a residential complex in Andheri on Saturday, officials said.
The blaze broke out in a flat on the first floor of the eight-storey Broke Land building in the Lokhandwala Complex area around 2.40 am, they said.
A civic official said one of the residents, Abhina Sanjanwala, died due to suffocation, and doctors declared her dead at Kokilaben Hospital.
He said other affected persons, including a 10-day-old infant and a three-year-old child, were rushed to the hospital, where the baby is undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit.
Two male victims were admitted to Cooper and Trauma Care hospitals, the official said.
The official said the blaze was confined to household items, including electrical wiring, furniture, documents, etc.
Four fire brigade vehicles were involved in dousing the flames, he said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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