The fire brigade received information at around 10 am about the blaze in the Borivali-bound sleeper coach bus near a bridge in Malad (East)
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A private bus was gutted in a fire on the Western Express Highway in Mumbai's Malad area on Tuesday morning, affecting traffic movement on the busy route for some time, officials said, reported news agency PTI.
There was no report of any casualty, they said.
The fire brigade received information at around 10 am about the blaze in the Borivali-bound sleeper coach bus near a bridge in Malad (East), reported PTI.
There were passengers onboard when the fire erupted in the front portion of the bus, and they were all safely evacuated, a civic official said. The exact number of passengers onboard was not yet known.
Firefighters rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze within 30 minutes, but by the time the entire bus was gutted, reported PTI.
"No injuries were reported in the incident," the official said, reported PTI.
Due to the fire, traffic on the Western Express Highway was affected for some time, according to officials, reported PTI.
The cause of the blaze was yet to be ascertained.
Fire breaks out at Ghatkopar building, no injuries reported
In another incident, a fire broke out at a building in Ghatkopar West on Tuesday morning, officials said.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the fire erupted on the third floor of a building in Narayan Nagar near Mahendra Hospital in Ghatkopar West on Tuesday morning, officials said.
As per the civic body, the incident was reported at around 10:22 am to the Mumbai Fire Brigade. The blaze occurred in the Union Bank building, which has a ground-plus-three (G+3) structure.
Fire officials declared the incident as Level-I at 10:42 am, indicating a minor fire. An update on the situation was issued at 10:51 am.
Multiple agencies were mobilised to the spot, including the Mumbai Fire Brigade, local police, the concerned electricity distribution company, 108 ambulance services and BMC ward staff. Firefighting and safety operations were carried out promptly to prevent the fire from spreading.
No injuries have been reported so far, officials added.
73-year-old woman dies in fire in Oshiwara flat
Meanwhile, a 73-year-old woman died in a fire that broke out in a flat in a residential complex in Mumbai's Oshiwara area on January 17, a civic official said.
The fire in Bridge Building near High Point Hotel in Lokhandwala in the locality was reported at 11:15am and was doused at 12:09 pm after four fire engines and other fire fighting vehicles were deployed, he added.
"Senior citizen Hiru Chetalani sustained burn injuries and was declared dead on arrival by doctors at civic-run Cooper Hospital. The cause of the fire is being ascertained," the official said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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