Thane High-Rise Fire: Two Injured, Over 70 Rescued from 18-Storey Building Blaze

• A fire erupted in an 18-storey residential building, Milan Hill, in Thane's Shastri Nagar locality early Tuesday.
• The blaze, reported at 4:14 am, started in an electric duct on the 10th floor and spread up to the 13th floor.
• Heavy smoke trapped over 70 residents, who were subsequently rescued by fire brigade and disaster management teams.
• Two residents, aged 62 and 74, sustained burn injuries and are receiving treatment in private hospitals.
• The fire, which damaged the electric duct and two flat doors, was extinguished by 5:30 am; cause under investigation.

Why It Matters: A high-rise fire in Thane injured two and necessitated the rescue of over 70 residents.