Thane, December 5: A major fire on Saturday night destroyed four shops located on a private compound in Mumbra in Thane district of Maharashtra, a civic official said.

Nobody was injured in the incident, said Santosh Kadam who heads Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). Also Read | Mumbai: 57-Inch Water Pipeline Bursts in Mahim; Water Supply Affected in Dadar, Matunga And Other Areas.

The blaze erupted in a shop around 9 pm and spread fast to neighbourhood shops, he said, adding that the cause of the incident cannot be known immediately. The fire is yet to be brought under control.

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