A fire damaged a four-wheeler and a two-wheeler on the premises of a Thane residential building in the early hours of Wednesday, an official said, reported news agency PTI.

No one was injured in the fire at Thane residential building that started around 4.40 am on the ground floor of the building in Shrirang Society, said the official, reported PTI.

Local firefighters extinguished the fire by around 5.15 am, said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), reported PTI.

The fire damaged a four-wheeler and a bike belonging to one Vijay Palye, he said, adding that its cause is yet to be determined, reported PTI.

In another incident, a fire reduced a paan stall to ashes on Mumbra bypass road around 11 pm on Tuesday, the official said. An investigation is underway to ascertain the cause of the fire, he said, adding that there were no injuries, reported PTI.

In another incident, a huge fire broke out in an e-waste management plant in Vasai East in Palghar district at 7:30pm on Monday, though there are no reports of injuries to anyone, a civic official said, reported PTI.

The operation to douse the blaze at the unit of Eco Recycling Limited is continuing with the deployment of five fire tending vehicles and scores of personnel, he said, reported PTI.

“The fire fighting operation may continue till midnight. The flames are visible from a distance of 2 kilometres. The plant is housed in a two-storey structure. It has been fully gutted,” the official added, reported PTI.

Meanwhile, a timber mart and three commercial units were gutted in a fire in Maharashtra`s Thane city, and no casualties were reported in the incident, an official said, reported PTI.

The blaze erupted in the Mumbra area of the city around 5 am, following which the fire brigade and the regional disaster management cell (RDMC) were pressed into service, said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), reported PTI.

The fire destroyed a timber mart, four huts, 15 two-wheelers in a spare parts shop and two commercial units dealing in scrap materials, he said, reported PTI.

The blaze was brought under control in an hour, and the cooling operations were completed by 8.30 am, the official said, adding that the cause and source of the fire were yet to be ascertained.

(With inputs from PTI)

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