A major fire swept through the Regional Transport Office (RTO) at Tardeo in south Mumbai here in the early hours of Sunday, gutting hundreds of documents, licences, furniture, computers, printers and other items.
There were no causalities or injuries in the mishap. Fortunately enough, the fire did not spread to the CNG petrol pump in the neighbourhood.
The fire is understood have broken out at 5 10 am at the RTO office, located along the Sitaram Ghadigaonkar Marg at Tardeo.
“The fire brigade control room received information call about fire at 5.20 pm. Eight fire-fighting engines and two water tankers rushed to the spot. We extinguished the fire at around 8.10 am, “ a senior fire brigade official said.
“Electric wiring, electric installation, documents, paper, furniture, wooden roof, window AC unit, chairs, Wooden cupboard, office computers, printer, wooden door, license documents etc were gutted on the ground RTO premises where there are anywhere from 15 to 20 offices. A CNG petrol pump located near the RTO office remained unaffected,” the officer said.