Thane: A fire broke out at a timber warehouse in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra‘s Thane district in the early hours of Sunday, and no casualties were reported in the incident, an official said. The blaze erupted at the facility in the Bhinar Nimbavali area around 5 am, the official said. “Three fire engines from the Bhiwandi fire brigade are present at the spot, and firefighting operations are underway,” said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). The fire spread rapidly due to the highly flammable wood stored at the warehouse, sending thick plumes of smoke into the air. The exact cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained, and no casualties or injuries have been reported yet, the official said.
