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)

According to the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), the fire was reported at around 12:59 am on March 5, 2026, after information was received from the Wagle Fire Station