Fire breaks out at Thane’s NKT College, no injuries reported

According to officials, the fire department received a call at around 10.30am on Monday, after which officials and a fire brigade unit rushed to the spot with a tanker and a fire engine

A fire broke out at NKT College in Thane, Maharashtra, on Monday. It was doused half an hour after it started and no injuries were reported.

A fire broke out at Thane’s NKT College on Monday morning. No injuries were reported. (Praful gangurde/HT Photo)

According to officials, the fire department received a call at around 10.30am, after which officials and a fire brigade unit rushed to the spot with a tanker and a fire engine.

The fire broke out in the college’s staff room on first floor.

In a separate fire-related incident in the morning, personnel doused a blaze sparked by a cylinder leakage.

Fire incidents in Thane have doubled this year, according to the Regional Disaster Management Cell, with the fire department receiving a total of 33 calls.