Mumbai, Oct. 13 -- A major fire destroyed 23 vehicles parked along a roadside in the Sabegaon area of Diva in Thane district early on Tuesday, causing substantial financial losses to their owners. The damaged vehicles included 22 two-wheelers and an autorickshaw. Mumbra police have launched an investigation to determine whether the fire broke out accidentally or was deliberately started.
The incident occurred at around 2 am on the road opposite Adarsh Vidyalaya in Sabegaon, where local residents had parked their vehicles overnight. Several residential buildings in Diva lack adequate parking facilities, forcing residents to leave their two-wheelers and other vehicles along the roadsides. According to the available information, the parked ve...