A blaze erupted in the garbage, and several vehicles parked at an auto garage in the Wagle Estate area of Thane were gutted in the fire. The blaze erupted in the early hours of March 5. No injuries were reported in this incident. The Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) stated that the fire news was shared with them by the Wagle Fire Station at around 12:59 am. The authorities reached the spot to control the fire as soon as they were informed about the incident.
No injuries were reported, and only six four-wheelers parked in an open space at Achutanand Auto Garage were gutted in the fire. The garage is owned by Babu Behera and is located at Arastu Compound, Hanuman Nagar, Road No. 28, Wagle Estate, Thane (West).
Police officials, fire brigade teams equipped with two fire engines and two rescue vehicles, and staff from the Disaster Management Cell with a pickup vehicle, reached the spot and controlled the fire. Officials stated that the fire was extinguished by 1:50 am and the situation was brought under control.
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Several vehicles damaged in blazeAccording to preliminary information, multiple vehicles were affected in the fire. A Maruti Swift (MH 04 DR 4671) suffered internal damage, while a Maruti 800, Maruti Suzuki Eeco and Tata Indigo were completely gutted in the blaze. The identities of the vehicle owners are yet to be confirmed.
Additionally, two scrap vehicles — a Hindustan Ambassador and a Tata ACE — were entirely destroyed in the fire. Authorities confirmed that no casualties or injuries were reported in the incident. Officials have begun an investigation to determine the exact cause of the fire.
Car gutted, SUV partially damaged in another fireIn a separate incident, a car was completely destroyed and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) parked nearby was partially damaged after they caught fire at an open ground on Ghodbunder Road in Thane city of Maharashtra on Wednesday, officials said.
The incident took place around 11 am at Nepro Ground, according to Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Thane Disaster Management Cell. He said a local resident alerted authorities after noticing the fire, following which personnel from the Disaster Management Cell reached the spot with a pickup vehicle, while fire brigade teams arrived with a fire engine.
The car was entirely gutted in the blaze, while the SUV sustained partial damage. Though the exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined, officials suspect that intense heat may have triggered it. Tadvi added that the fire was completely brought under control with the help of firefighters, disaster management staff and local residents, and no injuries were reported.