A battery of an electric two-wheeler exploded while it was being charged inside a flat in the Diva area near Thane district in Maharashtra on Monday, triggering a fire, civic officials said, reported the PTI.
The incident occurred after 4 pm in a room on the third floor of Siddhant Regency Building No. 1 in Diva.
Although no one was injured, the explosion caused extensive damage to the house. The fire quickly spread through the living room, damaging household items.
Yasin Tadvi, Chief of the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), said a battery used for charging an electric two-wheeler exploded, leading to the fire, according to the PTI.
“The sofa, furniture, and electrical wiring in the house were completely burnt and damaged. However, the fire has been fully extinguished,” Tadvi said.
Fire brought under control quickly
Firefighters rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control by 4.40 pm, preventing it from spreading to other flats in the building.
Civic officials stated that the situation is now under control and that no casualties were reported.
Tree catches fire near Ram Mandir in Thane
Meanwhile, in an another incident, a tree caught fire near Ram Mandir, Gandhinagar, Kopri area in Thane East early on Monday, prompting an immediate response from the Disaster Management Cell and local firefighting unit.
As per the Disaster Management cell, “Kopri Fire Station reported that the incident occurred at approximately 07:10 am.
A team comprising one fire engine, one rescue vehicle, and personnel from the Disaster Management Cell in a utility vehicle reached the scene promptly.”
The firefighters successfully extinguished the fire and no injuries were reported during the incident. The authorities further confirmed that the situation is now completely under control.
Fire breaks out in Govandi hutments; no injuries reported
In a separate incident, A Level-I fire broke out in the Govandi area of eastern Mumbai on Friday morning, officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
According to the BMC’s Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), the fire was reported at around 10:01 am from New Gautam Nagar in Sonapur Lane, Bhim Wadi Road, near Jijamata Mandir in Govandi.
Fire brigade officials said the blaze was confined to electrical wiring, electrical installations, furniture, household articles, ceiling fans and false ceilings in around eight to ten hutments.
Firefighting teams were immediately rushed to the spot along with police personnel, staff from the concerned electricity distribution company and a 108 ambulance.
The fire was brought under control and completely extinguished by 1:10 pm, officials said. No injuries have been reported in the incident.
(with PTI inputs)
