Thane: Blaze guts auto-rickshaw in Vartakagar area, no casualties reported

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The officials said that an auto-rickshaw caught fire in Vartakagar area of Thane on Tuesday. Nobody was injured in the incident, reported news agency PTI.

Emergency services were immediately dispatched to the location after a fire call was received at 1:15 pm, reported PTI.

The blaze was swiftly brought under control. While the auto-rickshaw was gutted, officials confirmed that there were no injuries to any individuals at the scene.

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

Empty coaches of express train catch fire at railway yard in Mumbai

In another incident, two empty coaches of Mahanagari Express caught fire at a railway yard in Mumbai on Tuesday, officials said.

There were no reports of injuries in the blaze that broke out at Wadi Bunder yard around 5.50 pm, they said.

A civic official said that the fire was confined to electrical wiring, installation, switchboard, panel, bedding, AC compressor and other materials in the three-tier AC coaches of the express train.

He said railway employees at the yard separated the affected coaches and doused the blaze within 20 minutes.

A Central Railway spokesperson said the express train was under maintenance at Wadi Bundar yard.

"The blaze was doused with the help of railway fire extinguishers and fire tenders. No one suffered any injury in the incident," the spokesperson said.

Scanning machine catches fire at Maharashtra legislature complex entry gate; none hurt

Meanwhile, a scanning machine at one of the entry gates at the Maharashtra legislature complex in south Mumbai caught fire on Monday, officials said.

Nobody was injured in the incident, which occurred around 3 pm.

A civic official said security staff doused the blaze within five minutes, even as two fire engines and other vehicles of the Fire Brigade were dispatched to the spot.

Legislative Assembly Rahul Narwekar said a minor fire broke out in a cabin on the premises of the Vidhan Bhavan, with preliminary findings suggesting a short circuit in a scanning machine as the possible cause.

He said the situation is under control and there is no cause for alarm.

(With inputs from PTI)