Mumbai: One person injured, three cars gutted in fire in Andheri

A 45yearold person suffered burn injuries after some cars caught fire in Andheri area of Mumbai in the early hours on Wednesday the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC saidThe incident took place opposite the Trans Residency on Mahakali Caves Road in Andheri East at around 225 am the BMC said The incident was reported by BMCs Mumbai Fire Brigade MFBFire was confined to three cars ie 1 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R MH03CP4780 2 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R MH02EH3936 and the third cars registration was not seen The vehicles were parked oppisite to Trans Residency building the civic body saidThe person who was injured was identified as Faruq Siddhiki 45 He suffered 90 per cent burn injuries and three cars were gutted the civic body saidSiddhiki was first rushed to a civicrun trauma care hospital and later shifted to the Kasturba Hospital for further treatment the BMC saidTwo fire engines were sent to the spot and the blaze was extinguished at around 244 am the civic body saidThe cause of the fire is not yet knownIn another incident a fire broke out in a sixstorey building in Goregaon on December 9 morning Fortunately no injuries were reportedAccording to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC the fire broke out at 1102 am in the Asmi Industrial estate located near Mrunal Tai Gore bridge in Goregaon West The incident was reported by BMCs Mumbai Fire Brigade MFBIt was a levelone blaze confined to three to four shops on the third floor of the sixstorey building the civic body saidEmergency services including the Mumbai Fire Brigade police and civic officials promptly responded along with water tankers and ambulances The civic body confirmed no injuries had been reportedMeanwhile thirty electrical meters were destroyed after a fire broke out in the meter box room of a sevenstorey building in Maharashtras Thane city in the wee hours of December 11 civic officials said reported PTINo person was injured in the incident Thane Municipal Corporations disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi saidThe front portion of a car parked by the side of the meter box room was also damaged as the fire spread to it he said reported PTIThe blaze erupted at around 2 am in the meter box room on the ground floor of Gangotri Glacier building in Waghbil area he saidLocal firemen and the disaster management cell team rushed to the spot on receiving the message and put out the fire after about 45 minutes the official said reported PTIThe cause of the blaze was yet to be ascertainedWith inputs from PTI