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Thane Building Fire Guts 14 Electrical Meters, No Injuries Reported
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News18•23-09-2026, 09:15
Thane Building Fire Guts 14 Electrical Meters, No Injuries Reported
- •A fire erupted in the meter box room of a three-storey residential building in Thane, Maharashtra, shortly after midnight on Wednesday.
- •The blaze destroyed 14 electrical meters located on the ground floor of Patrakar Society in the Kopri area.
- •No injuries were reported in the incident, with emergency services, including the fire brigade and electricity supply company officials, responding promptly.
- •Firefighters successfully extinguished the fire by 1 am, preventing its spread to the upper residential floors.
- •A short circuit is suspected to be the cause of the fire, and an investigation is underway to determine the exact reason.
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A short circuit is suspected to have triggered the fire in the ground-floor meter box room of the three-storey residential building, though the exact cause remains under investigation.
No persons were injured in the incident, which destroyed 14 electrical meters after breaking out shortly after midnight.
The fire occurred at Patrakar Society located in the Kopri area of Thane city.