A fire in pantograph of a suburban local train at Vashi station led to panic among commuters. The fire in the motorcoach that started with a loud blast led to sparks with the enclosed station structure getting filled with smoke immediately. The pantograph is an apparatus on the roof of an electric train, tram or electric bus to collect power through contact with an overhead line.

There were no injuries to anyone, but services have been affected due to detentions and diversions. The train involved in the incident was the 9:23 am CSMT-Panvel and it has now been cancelled at Vashi and sent to the Sanpada carshed.