Helping fire brigade officials extinguish a blaze on a 20,000-litre diesel-laden tanker stuck on the Western Express Highway (WEH) and controlling a traffic snarl caused by the operation earned nine officials from the Dindoshi traffic division a letter of appreciation and cash reward of Rs 1,000 from city Commissioner of Police Sanjay Barve on Wednesday.

The officers recognised for their work are inspector and in-charge of Dindoshi traffic division Vijay Salunkhe, API Sanjay Surve, police naik Milind Maghade, Kamlakar Mohorkar, Tirupati Rekulvad, Praveen Bhosale, Chhammu Shaikh, constables Praveen Chavan and Shekhar Pawar.