Latest News | Electric Meter Box of Mumbra Building Gutted in Fire; None Hurt

Thane, Nov 27 (PTI) Several electric meters placed inside the meter box room of a building situated in Mumbra suburb of Thane district were destroyed in a fire on Monday, a civic official said.

Nobody was injured in the incident which occurred at around 6 AM, said Thane Municipal Corporation's Disaster Management Cell chief Yasin Tadvi.

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The affected meter room is located on the first floor of the five-storey Badshah Complex Society in Kausa area.

Fire Brigade personnel and teams of the disaster cell rushed to the spot with a fire engine after receiving an alert and put out the blaze at around 6:30 AM, Tadvi said, adding the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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"As many as 23 electric meters and wiring in the meter box room were destroyed in the fire," he added.

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