India, Dec. 31 -- A major accident was narrowly averted on Tuesday when a fire broke out on the balcony of a sixth-floor flat in a multi-storey building on Sinhagad Road. Residents managed to control the blaze before it spread further, and no injuries were reported during the incident.

The fire occurred in flat No. 68, A Wing, of a Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) housing society behind Chul Aangan Hotel on Sinhagad Road. The Navale fire station received the alarm at 12:16 pm, and a fire tender reached the scene at 12:47 pm.

Fire officials believe that burning charcoal on the balcony sparked the fire, which then spread to nearby materials. The heat also impacted a gas cylinder cap on the balcony. However, residents acted swiftly, using...