Thane: Fire breaks out at godown, no casualties reported

A fire broke out at a godown in Maharashtra’s Thane city and no casualties were reported in the incident, a civic official said.

The blaze erupted at a godown in Owla on Ghodbunder Road around 4 pm, chief of disaster management cell Yasin Tadvi said. Local firemen and the RDMC team rushed to the scene with two fire engines and the blaze was put out in one and half hours, he said. Gas cylinders exploded in the godown during the fire, the cause of which is yet to be ascertained, the official added. 

On Saturday, Bus catches fire on Maharashtra's Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway killing 25 people, including three children, and eight others injured. The private travels bus was on way from Nagpur to Pune when it hit a pole and then rammed into a divider around 1.30 am near Pimpalkhuta village, police said.