<p>A 54-year-old fire brigade personnel sustained injuries while dousing a fire in a private bus on Mumbai Bengaluru highway here on Sunday afternoon.</p>
<p>An official said Gajanan Pathrudkar attached to the Kothrud fire brigade has been admitted in a private hospital, adding that he got injured in the line of duty on his birthday.</p>
<p>"A call was received at 2:08am that a bus going from Jejuri to Mumbai had caught fire. While dousing the blaze, Pathrudkar got&nbsp;injured when the vehicle's diesel tank went up in flames. He sustained 20-22 per cent burns," the official said.</p>
<p>A probe into the incident is underway, he said, adding that the fire may have started due to a short circuit.&nbsp;</p>
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Gajanan Pathrudkar attached to the Kothrud fire brigade has been admitted in a private hospital, adding that he got injured in the line of duty on his birthday

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