Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Fire Breaks Out in Thane Residential Building Meter Rooms
A fire started in electrical rooms at Chavan Tower, a residential building in Thane.
It affected the rooms on the ground floor and first floor.
The fire damaged five electricity meters, along with an electrical box and wiring.
Firefighters and disaster response workers went to the building.
Police and utility company teams also came to help secure the area.
They put out the fire.
Nobody was reported hurt.
Officials are still investigating what caused it.
A fire broke out in the ground- and first-floor electrical meter rooms of Chavan Tower in Thane on October 7, 2026.
The Regional Disaster Management Cell received an emergency call at 4:24 p.m.
Five electricity meters were gutted, and the first-floor MCB box and wiring were destroyed.
Firefighters and disaster response personnel brought the blaze under control; no injuries or casualties were reported.
Authorities are investigating the cause, with police, electricity officials and gas company personnel also attending.
- Who
- Residents of Chavan Tower were affected; emergency teams, police and utility personnel responded.
- What
- A fire damaged electrical meter rooms and equipment; no injuries or casualties were reported.
- When
- Wednesday afternoon, October 7, 2026; the emergency call came at 4:24 p.m.
- Where
- Chavan Tower (B-Wing), Mahatma Phule Nagar, Thane West.
- Why
- The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- Building
- Chavan Tower (B-Wing), a ground-plus-seven-storey residential building
- Location
- Mahatma Phule Nagar, Thane West
- Emergency call
- Received by the Regional Disaster Management Cell at 4:24 p.m. on October 7, 2026
- Damage
- Five ground-floor electricity meters were gutted; the first-floor MCB box and wiring were destroyed
- Casualties
- No injuries or casualties reported
- Response
- Thane Fire Brigade responded with one fire engine and one rescue vehicle, alongside Regional Disaster Management Cell personnel
- Investigation
- Authorities are investigating the cause