Watch: Massive fire breaks out near petrol pump at Thane's Shilphata-Mahape road; no casualties

Watch: Massive fire breaks out near petrol pump at Thane's Shilphata-Mahape road; no casualties

PTIUpdated: Tuesday, March 08, 2022, 02:34 PM IST
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Massive fire breaks out near petrol pump at Thane's Shilphata-Mahape road | Faisal Tandel

At least four scrap godowns were gutted in a fire that erupted at a complex in Shilphata area of Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday, a civic official said.

No casualties were reported in the blaze that broke out at a complex on Shilphata-Mhape road around 9.30 am, said Avinash Sawant, chief of the regional disaster management cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation.

Personnel from the local police station, local firemen and RDMC staff rushed to the scene and the flames were doused by two fire engines in two hours, he said.

Four godowns in which scrap materials had been stored were completely destroyed in the blaze, the official said.

While the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, cooling operations are underway at the site, he added.

Personnel from the local police station, local firemen and RDMC staff rushed to the scene and the flames were doused by two fire engines in two hours

Personnel from the local police station, local firemen and RDMC staff rushed to the scene and the flames were doused by two fire engines in two hours | Faisal Tandel

No casualties were reported in the blaze that broke out at a complex on Shilphata-Mhape road around 9.30 am

No casualties were reported in the blaze that broke out at a complex on Shilphata-Mhape road around 9.30 am | Faisal Tandel

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