According to the Thane disaster management authorities, information about the incident was received at 3:03 am. The building, located near Jain Temple in Shrinagar, comprises a ground floor, one upper floor and a terrace room. A fire broke out in a meter room on the ground floor of Amar Mehal Building in Shrinagar, Wagle Estate, Thane West, in the early hours of Sunday. Three meter boxes were completely gutted in.