After Thane Market Fire, Shinde Orders Fire-Structural Audits of Such Civic-Run Establishments
Authorities said the cause remains unknown as the Thane Municipal Corporation begins an inquiry and safety audit after the blaze displaced 155 vendors.
- On Thursday, a massive fire tore through the Gaondevi vegetable market near Thane, killing firefighter Sagar Suryakant Shinde and security guard Kalu Shankar Gadekar while displacing over 155 vendors and injuring two other fire personnel.
- The fire erupted around 3:30 AM, trapping Gadekar in the first-floor municipal ward office as thick smoke spread rapidly through the building; firefighters struggled nine hours to contain the blaze, hindered by highly combustible garments stored in market stalls.
- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced urgent fire and structural audits for all Thane markets, while TMC Commissioner Saurabh Rao confirmed an inquiry is underway to determine the cause of the "major fire."
- Authorities announced Rs 10 lakh compensation and government jobs for families of the deceased, with injured firefighters receiving Rs 1 lakh each, as Shinde confirmed during an emergency meeting on Thursday afternoon.
- Civic officials plan to rehabilitate all 155 displaced vendors by June 1 following mandatory safety inspections, while TMC Leader of the House Hanmant Jagdale demanded upgraded firefighting systems before the market reopens.
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Firefighter among two killed in massive fire at Thane vegetable market, Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia announced
Thane fire news: Eyewitnesses said huge flames and thick smoke billowing from the market triggered panic in the area, as distraught vendors watched the charred remains of their livelihoods.
Massive blaze at vegetable market in Thane; firefighter, security guard killed
Thane, May 21 (PTI) A firefighter and a security guard were killed while two other fire personnel were injured after a massive blaze erupted at a vegetable market near Thane railway station in Maharashtra early on Thursday, officials said. As many as 155 stalls were gutted in the fire, which broke out around 3.30 am […]
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