A manufacturing unit in Maharashtra's Thane district was gutted in a severe fire accident on Thursday morning, officials said.
No loss of life has been reported as per initial reports, they said. The fire broke out at a synthetic fabric factory late Wednesday night.
"The incident occurred in Saravali MIDC of Bhiwandi, in which a rayon factory was completely destroyed. The fire erupted at around 2.30 am,” Santosh Kadam, chief of Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane civic body said.
It was a one-storey structure, he said.
"Two fire engines -- one each belonging to the civic body of Thane and Bhiwandi-Nizampur- were rushed to the spot. The firefighting operation is still on,” Kadam said.
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The cause of the fire is being ascertained, he added.
With PTI Inputs
