Members of at least 30 families residing in a five-storey building in Thane city of Maharashtra were evacuated after a major fire broke out in its ground-floor shop on Friday morning.
Fortunately, no casualties were reported. Avinash Sawant, chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), said, “A major fire broke out in a grocery shop located on the ground floor of a five-storey building in the Sri Lanka area of Mumbra around 9 am.”
Immediately, two fire engines were pressed into service to douse the fire.
“A major tragedy was averted as the residents were moved to safety in time by the fire brigade personnel and the RDMC staff,” Avinash said.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
