<p>A <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/delhi-fire-breaks-out-at-mobile-accessories-shop-in-gaffar-market-no-injuries-reported-23658761" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>fire broke out</strong></a> in garbage dumped in a drain alongside railway tracks near the ST Plant, close in Dharmaveer Nagar No. 1 of Thane West in Maharashtra, civic officials said on Friday.</p>
<p>The Thane disaster management cell received information about the incident at 2.04 pm on Friday.</p>
<p>The fire had spread through a large quantity of garbage accumulated in the drain alongside the railway tracks.</p>
<h2>Fire brigade rushes to the spot</h2>
<p>According to the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-fire-breaks-out-at-electrical-shop-and-bike-service-centre-in-wagle-estate-of-thane-no-injuries-reported-23658124" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC)</strong></a> of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), following the alert, the fire brigade and disaster management teams rushed to the spot to tackle the blaze.</p>
<p>The firefighting operation was carried out with the help of one fire engine, one rescue vehicle and one jumbo water tanker.</p>
<p>Local corporator Namrata Bhosale, disaster management officials, fire brigade personnel and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) staff were also present at the site, officials said.</p>
<h2>Fire completely extinguished</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-fire-erupts-at-mira-bhayandar-municipal-corporation-headquarters-no-casualties-23658084" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Fire brigade personnel</strong></a>, assisted by disaster management staff, managed to completely extinguish the fire. The situation was subsequently brought under control, the civic officials said.</p>
<p>No information about injuries or casualties was reported in the incident, they said.</p>
<h2>Fire breaks out at Sakinaka scrap market</h2>
<p>Meanwhile, earlier this week, a fire broke out at Annasagar Scrap Market in Jarimari area of Mumbai's Sakinaka, on Tuesday evening, officials said.</p>
<p>The fire was confined to scrap material, and no injuries have been reported so far, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB).</p>
<p>The blaze was reported at around 7.15 pm, following which the MFB declared it a Level-I (minor) fire.</p>
<h2>Fire confined to scrap material</h2>
<p>The incident took place at Annasagar Scrap Market, located on Kurla-Andheri Road in Jarimari area of Sakinaka.</p>
<p>According to the initial information shared by the Mumbai civic body, the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-fire-breaks-out-at-wooden-warehouse-in-malad-operations-underway-23658169" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>fire was confined to scrap material</strong></a>.</p>
<p>Investigations into the matter were launched after the conclusion of the operation.</p>
<h2>Fire brigade, police and ambulance services mobilised</h2>
<p>BMC's Mumbai Fire Brigade, police, the concerned electricity distribution company, ward staff and a 108 ambulance were mobilised to the spot.</p>
<p>No injuries have been reported in the incident so far.</p>

Thane fire: A fire broke out in garbage dumped in a drain alongside railway tracks near the ST Plant, close to Gyan Sadhana College in Dharmaveer Nagar No. 1

Thane fire: Fire breaks out in garbage-filled drain near railway tracks in Thane's Dharmaveer Nagar

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The fire had spread through a large quantity of garbage accumulated in the drain alongside the railway tracks. No one was injured in the incident, officials said

Fire breaks out near railway tracks in Thane's Dharmaveer Nagar

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