A massive fire broke out in multiple scrap units in the early hours of Saturday in Thakur Pada area of Maharashtra`s Navi Mumbai, the civic officials said.
The blaze was reported in scrap units in Irani Masjid, Thakur Pada in Dahisar area of Navi Mumbai, the officials said.
The fire began at around 1:19 am and was reported to the Disaster Management Control Room at approximately 4:15 am, the officials said.
Following the information regarding the blaze several fire engines and officials rushed to the spot to launch a major fire-fighting operation, they said.
The blaze started in a cluster of 25 to 30 temporary scrap units, built using tin sheets, which stored plastic items, tar drums, empty metal drums, compressors, and other scrap materials, an official said.
He said that all of these makeshift structures were completely destroyed in the fire.
Fire brigades from several areas including teams from Koparkhairane, CBD Belapur, Kalamboli, Nerul, Vashi, and Thane rushed to the spot to join the fire-fighting operations, an official said
Each team arrived with either fire engines or high-rise fire-fighting vehicles to launch a rescue and relief operation, the official said.
Due to the intense flames, the fire-fighters conducted a nearly nine-hour operation and finally brought the blaze under control, he said, adding that by around 10:30 am on Saturday the fire was completely extinguished.
“No injuries were reported in the incident,” an official said.
A probe is on to find out what caused the fire, he said.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, a minor fire broke out late on Friday night at a housing society in Khopat area of Thane (West), the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) officials said.
The incident occurred at around 11 pm on Friday.
The fire started in a flat on the second floor of the building, which is a ground plus three-storey residential structure.
The fire was limited to the AC outdoor unit placed on the window, the RDMC officials said.
The fire brigade rushed to the spot along with one rescue vehicle and one fire engine.
The fire was completely extinguished by 11:10 pm and no one was injured in the incident, the officials said.
