At the time of the incident the driver and conductor of the bus were present in the vehicle along with around 20-25 passengers on board at the time of the incident, an official said
The situation was brought fully under control, an official said. Pic/RDMC
A fire broke out on a moving Thane Municipal Transport (TMT) bus on Wednesday afternoon, civic officials said, adding that the passengers on board the bus were evacuated and no injuries were reported in the incident.
According to the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), the incident was reported at around 1:06 pm.
The information regarding the blaze was received from the Rabodi Traffic Police Office, officials said.
The fire took place near the Rabodi Traffic Police post, opposite the new Kalwa bridge on Saket Road in Rabodi, Thane (West), they said.
The bus was travelling from CIDCO Bus Depot towards Kalher via Saket Road when its silencer overheated, leading to a minor fire.
"At the time of the incident the driver and conductor of the bus were present in the vehicle along with around 20-25 passengers on board at the time of the incident," an official said.
Passengers evacuated
With the help of traffic police officers, the driver and the conductor, all passengers were safely evacuated from the bus. No one was injured in the incident.
Personnel from the Disaster Management Cell arrived at the scene with one pick-up vehicle. Fire brigade teams also reached the spot with one jeep and one fire engine.
The fire was completely extinguished with the joint efforts of the bus staff, disaster management officials and fire brigade personnel. Authorities said the situation was later brought fully under control.
Fire breaks out at printing shop in Jai Bhavani Nagar
Meanwhile, In an another incident, a fire broke out at a printing shop in Thane West during the early hours of Wednesday. The incident prompted a swift response from the fire brigade and disaster management teams.
As per the officials, no injuries were reported in the incident.
According to information received by the Thane Municipal Corporation’s Disaster Management Cell at around 12:41 am on February 11, 2026, a laser machine caught fire at Happy Prints, located near Jari Mari Ai Mandir in Jai Bhavani Nagar, Thane (West).
The incident was reported to authorities by Nanda Patil. Whereas, the printing shop is owned by Arvind Halwai.
As soon as the authorities received the information about the fire, personnel from the Gokulnagar Police Station, the Disaster Management Cell with one pickup vehicle, and the Fire Department with one fire engine and one rescue vehicle rushed to the spot.
Fire brigade officials managed to completely extinguish the fire at around 12:50 am.
The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.
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