Fire in Modella colony in Thane brought under control, no casualties reported

The fire broke out at 8pm and spread quickly as the walls of the flats were constructed with wood.

A major fire broke out in a few sample flats built on an open plot of land in Modella Mills near Thane's LBS road on Tuesday evening. Two fire engines, one jumbo water tanker and two rescue vehicles were rushed to the spot immediately.

Fire in sample flat at Modella Mill Compound in Check Naka, Thane (Praful Gangurde/HT Photos)

The fire broke out at 8 pm and spread quickly as the walls of the flats were constructed with wood. There were no reports of any casualties or injuries.

"A housing project is being developed on this land which is at present merely an open plot of 10,000 to 12,000 sq.feet. Few sample flats were made on this plot, the walls of the flat were made using wood as these were dummy flats," said Santosh Kadam, chief of regional disaster management.

Kadam pointed towards the "anti-social elements" like drug addicts and miscreants who frequent the area in the evenings. He said, "The flats were furnished too. The plot is usually occupied by junkies and miscreants after dark. We believe the fire must have been caused due to some such anti-social elements at the spot.”

Kadam further said that the situation has been brought under control.