Major fire breaks out at recycling company in Vasai, no casualties reported

Major fire breaks out at recycling company in Vasai, no casualties reported. Pic/Hanif Patel

A major fire broke out on Monday evening at a recycling company located in the Sativali area of Vasai. No casualties were reported in the incident. The fire was reported in Eco Recycling Limited at around 7 pm and it remained out of control till last reports came in.

Upon receiving the emergency call, the fire brigade team, along with ambulances, the police, and the municipal corporation team have rushed to the spot to extinguish the fire.

According to a police official, the fire broke out around 7:00 pm and rapidly spread throughout the premises.

An official from the fire department stated, "Although the cause of the fire has not yet been determined, we are relieved to confirm that no one was trapped inside and all workers are safe. We are making every effort to successfully extinguish the fire."

In a separate incident on Monday morning, a fire broke out at a 23-story residential structure in Mumbai's Kandivali originating from the 13th-floor duct area. The incident occurred at Samarthwadi, and the Mumbai Fire Department was notified at about 4:00 a.m.

Officials from the Mumbai Fire Department said that fire tenders were quickly dispatched to the location to combat the blaze in the SRA building. Local people observed the fire and instantly raised an alert, prompting the fire department to respond quickly.

The source of the fire and the extent of the damage are still unknown.

Meanwhile, in another incident, a fire broke out in Parel's civic-run school. The blaze was reported around 9.16 am to Mumbai Fire Brigade and the officials swiftly responded to the notification.

According to the officials, no one was injured in the incident since the school was closed due to the Makar Sankranti holiday.

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An official told PTI, "The blaze erupted in the five-storey Saibaba School located opposite Mint Colony Monorail Station at around 9.15 am. Four fire engines and other fire brigade vehicles immediately rushed to the school and doused the fire within 20 minutes."

The fire broke out in a store room on the ground floor where mattresses were kept; however, the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Meanwhile, the agency told media that the flames were largely confined to electric wiring and other fitments.

The PTI report quoted residents of the area claiming they heard multiple explosions of gas cylinders within the school building.

The fire brigade personnel managed to extinguish the fire by 9.30 am and a probe to determine the cause of the fire is being conducted. (With inputs from PTI)