According to the information received by the control room, the fire erupted on the hillock area near the lake. Thane Forest Department personnel were immediately deployed to the site to control the blaze

A fire broke out at the girls` hostel of a state-run ashram school in Kandarwadi village, Dahanu taluka, Palghar district, on Thursday evening. All 87 students were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported in the incident