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Fire at service centre in Thane damages 4 cars

A fleet cab parked in the service centre caught fire due to short circuit, while three cars parked near this cab also were damaged in the fire.

Published on: Jan 30, 2020, 24:52:38 IST
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Four cars were damaged in a fire which broke out at a service centre in Thane in the wee hours of Wednesday.

A fleet cab parked in the service centre caught fire due to short circuit, while three cars parked near this cab also were damaged in the fire.

Santosh Kadam, chief of Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC), TMC, said, “A Datsun GO car, owned by a cab aggregator, was parked in a TVS service centre near Anand Nagar bus depot for repair. Around 5.30am, the car caught fire due to a short circuit and it was completely charred in the fire.” Kadam said there were three more cars, all belonging to the same fleet were damaged in the fire.

  • Megha Pol
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    Megha Pol

    I am a special correspondent with Hindustan Times and also the chief of bureau for Thane. I have worked in Thane for over a decade, covering social, civic, infrastructural, political and cultural issues.Read More

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