According to Thane’s disaster management control room, the fire erupted at 7.11 pm on the hillock area near the lake. Thane Forest Department personnel were immediately deployed to the site to control the blaze

According to officials, the incident occurred around 5:32 pm on March 6, 2026, after the Disaster Management Cell received information from the Rustamji Fire Station about a fire inside a flat in A2 Wing of Building No. 73 at Vrindavan Society in Thane (West)