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Traffic on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway hit after trailer truck carrying hydrogen cylinders catch fire

The trailer transporting hydrogen gas cylinders from Gujarat to Mumbai met with an accident between Vasai and Tungareshwar Phata, said a fire official.

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A trailer truck holding hydrogen gas cylinders caught fire early Saturday following an accident on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Maharashtra's Palghar district, according to officials. The event occurred at 2 am, resulting in no casualties but creating a traffic bottleneck for many hours, stated a PTI report. 

"The trailer transporting hydrogen gas cylinders from Gujarat to Mumbai. It met with an accident between Vasai and Tungareshwar Phata, which triggered a fire. A couple of cylinders also exploded," said Bhupesh Bhoir, a fire official with the Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation.

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