Thane, February 25 A major fire broke out at a garbage dumping ground in Thane city, Maharashtra, early Wednesday morning, according to civic officials.
No one was injured in the blaze, which erupted at the dumping ground of the civic body's Tree Authority Department, located opposite a sewage treatment center in Kanhaiya Nagar, Kopri area, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.
Thick smoke and a foul smell enveloped the surrounding area, causing inconvenience to residents.
The incident was reported to the disaster management cell at 3:56 am, after which firefighting teams were rushed to the scene, the official said.
Despite nearly five hours of intense efforts, the fire was still not under control, he said.
The cause of the fire was not yet known.