<p>A boat caught fire near a creek in Maharashtra's Thane city on Saturday, and no one was injured in the incident, a civic official said, reported the PTI.</p>
<p>The blaze erupted on the boat near Gaimukh creek around 11.41 am, said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the disaster management cell.</p>
<p>He said fire brigade personnel and disaster management staff rushed to the scene with a fire engine and a rescue vehicle, and the fire was put out by 1 pm.</p>
<p>The official said no one was injured in the fire, the cause of which is yet to be ascertained.</p>
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<p>Meanwhile, in an another incident in Mumbai, a&nbsp;major <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-fire-breaks-out-at-kailas-plaza-in-ghatkopar-no-injuries-reported-23475307" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>fire</strong></a> broke out in a scrap godown at Kurla West area of Mumbai, the civic officials said on Saturday.</p>
<p>The fire was reported at a scrap godown near Lal Bahadur Shastri Road at 2.50 pm, officials said.</p>
<p>Mumbai Fire Brigade declared that blaze as level 2 fire (major fire).</p>
<p>According to the Civic Disaster Management Department, the fire broke out in 2-3 gallas near the Equinox Building. As many as four fire engineers and 6 water jets with other machinery deputed on the spot. Till 5 pm the fire was covered from all sides.</p>
<p>An official from Mumbai Fire Brigade said, although the fire is not big.But fire caught compostable material like plastic spreading rapidly. Also temporary structures create challenges.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In a similar incident, on January 25, a major fire was reported at Goregaon furniture market which had affected 20-30 gallas. The <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/uttar-pradesh-truck-carrying-gas-cylinders-catches-fire-triggers-blasts-in-ghaziabad-23476009" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">blaze</a> </strong>was extinguished after 6 hours.</p>
<p>In an another incident, on December 28, 2024, at least 50-60 gallas caught fire at Sakinaka Khairani Estate. These were also scrap godowns.</p>
<p>Officials said that these gallas are a temporary structures which are used to store plastic, wood like compostable material and heavy machinery, welding cylinders, and glass cutters. Due to these even a small negligence can cause a fire which could later spread rapidly.</p>
<p>"We cant enter directly in gallas to reach the source of fire as these are temporary structures has compostable material by which the fire spreads rapidly," said an&nbsp; official.</p>
<p>(with PTI inputs)</p><p>
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