14 bikes gutted in Bhiwandi building parking area; no injuries

THANE: Fourteen two-wheelers were gutted and an electrical meter box was completely destroyed after a fire broke out in the parking area of a five-storey residential building in Bhiwandi’s Khandupada around 4.30am on Wednesday, triggering panic among sleeping residents and forcing some to rush out with their families. A few residents experienced breathing difficulties after inhaling dense smoke and were taken to a nearby hospital. No fatalities were reported.