Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Massive Fire Guts Plastic Manufacturing Unit in Thane's Upvan
Early on Sunday morning, a big fire started at a factory in Thane, a city in India.
The factory made plastic sheets.
Emergency teams got a call about the fire at about 6:21 in the morning.
Fire engines, rescue vehicles, and special emergency workers rushed to the spot.
They worked together and put the fire out by around 7:00 in the morning, meaning they fought it for about 40 minutes.
The good news is that nobody was hurt.
The bad news is that all the machines and plastic materials inside the factory were destroyed.
The very strong heat even broke the cement roof of the building.
Nobody knows exactly what started the fire yet, so an investigation is still going on.
A massive fire broke out early Sunday morning at plastic sheet manufacturer SRK Traders in Thane's Upvan Industrial Area, destroying machinery and raw materials worth lakhs.
The roughly 1,200-square-foot factory, located in the Pandey (Pande) Industrial Estate on Pokhran Road No. 1, was completely gutted.
No injuries or casualties were reported, but the intense heat shattered the structure's cement roofing sheets.
The alert was received at approximately 6:21 AM and firefighters extinguished the blaze around 7:00 AM after a 40-minute operation.
Thane Fire Brigade, RDMC teams, MSEDCL personnel and police responded, and an investigation into the exact cause of the fire is underway.
- Who
- Officials and responders including Disaster Management Officer Y. M. (Yasin) Tadvi, Thane Fire Brigade crews, Vartak Nagar Police Station personnel, RDMC teams and MSEDCL staff; the affected business is SRK Traders.
- What
- A massive fire at plastic sheet manufacturer SRK Traders completely gutted all machinery and raw materials, causing damage worth lakhs.
- When
- Early Sunday morning (August 16); the alert came at approximately 6:21 AM and the blaze was extinguished around 7:00 AM.
- Where
- SRK Traders, Pandey (Pande) Industrial Estate, Pokhran Road No. 1, Upvan, Thane (West), Maharashtra.
- Why
- The exact cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained and an investigation is underway.
- Affected business
- SRK Traders (plastic sheet manufacturing unit)
- Location
- Pandey (Pande) Industrial Estate, Pokhran Road No. 1, Upvan, Thane (West)
- Factory size
- Approximately 1,200 square feet
- Alert received
- Approximately 6:21 AM
- Fire extinguished
- Around 7:00 AM (after about 40 minutes)
- Casualties
- None
- Damage
- All machinery and raw stock gutted; cement roofing sheets shattered/collapsed
- Response
- 2 fire engines, 2 rescue vehicles, 1 jumbo water tanker, 2 RDMC pickup vehicles and MSEDCL personnel
