A civic official said that the BMC staff bus was heading to the Bhandup railway station when the driver noticed flames in the engine; the driver and three other civic staffers in the bus immediately alighted safely
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A fire broke out onboard a bus transporting employees of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in the eastern suburbs of the city on Friday morning, officials said, reported news agency PTI.
There were no reports of injuries in the incident that occurred at Kanjurgaon on the Eastern Express Highway around 7.15 am, they said, reported PTI.
A civic official said that the BMC staff bus was heading to the Bhandup railway station when the driver noticed flames in the engine.
The driver and three other civic staffers in the bus immediately alighted safely, he said, reported PTI.
A fire engine and tanker reached the spot and doused the blaze by 7.50 am, a fire brigade official said, adding that the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, reported PTI.
Gas tanker catches fire on bridge; no injuries
In another case, a gas tanker carrying 19 tonnes of non-flammable compressed Argon gas caught fire on a bridge along the busy Ghodbunder Road in Thane on Monday, triggering panic, officials said, reported PTI.
Swift action by emergency responders led to dousing the blaze within 30 minutes at around 3:30 PM, and no injuries were reported.
The tanker was en route from Mahape in Navi Mumbai to Gujarat, said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the disaster management cell of Thane Municipal Corporation, reported PTI.
The fire was reported when the tanker was crossing the Patlipada bridge, following which the driver halted the vehicle and exited safely.
After receiving the call, fire brigade officials rushed to the spot with two fire tenders and a rescue vehicle. Disaster management cell personnel were also mobilised. Two towing vans and a crane were also deployed to assist in firefighting and recovery operations, Tadvi added, reported PTI.
"The fire was successfully doused within 30 minutes of the initial call, thanks to coordinated efforts from all responding departments," said Tadvi, adding that there were no injuries or casualties.
However, the burning tanker resulted in a traffic snarl on the busy Ghodbunder Road, a key arterial route. Efforts to remove the affected tanker from the bridge are underway.
(With inputs from PTI)
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