Navi Mumbai electric AC bus catches fire at Turbhe depot, battery fault suspected; no injuries

An electric airconditioned bus operated by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport NMMT was completely gutted after a fire broke out in its battery unit at a depot in Navi Mumbai on Monday night No injuries were reported and prompt action by firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to nearby vehiclesFire breaks out in parked bus at Turbhe depotAccording to officials the incident occurred at around 830 pm at the Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport depot in Turbhe The bus had already been taken out of service and parked at the depot after developing a mechanical fault earlier in the dayNavi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Divisional Fire Officer Purushottam Jadhav said emergency personnel reached the spot immediately after receiving information about the fire Firefighters worked for nearly an hour before bringing the blaze under controlThe bus was extensively damaged in the incidentTechnical fault suspected in battery unitPreliminary findings indicate that the fire originated in the battery unit located in the rear section of the electric busA sudden fire broke out in the battery unit located in the rear cabin of the bus due to a technical fault the official saidAfter extinguishing the fire firefighters removed the damaged battery unit and handed it over to the depot manager for further examination Authorities are expected to conduct a detailed inspection to determine the exact cause of the technical failureIsolated parking prevented further damageSeveral other buses were parked at the depot when the fire broke out However officials said the affected bus had been parked in an isolated section because it was already out of service This precaution prevented the flames from spreading to nearby vehicles and helped avoid a larger incidentFire officials confirmed that no injuries were reported among depot staff or emergency responders during the operation The situation was brought under control without affecting other buses or depot infrastructureThree injured in separate gas leak fire in MumbaiIn a separate incident three people sustained burn injuries after a gas leak triggered a fire inside a house in Mumbais eastern suburb of Mulund on Sunday eveningAccording to civic officials the incident took place at around 530 pm in Aman Nagar in the Khindipada area while a technician was carrying out maintenance workFirefighters responded promptly and brought the blaze under control shortly after arriving at the sceneThe injured were identified as Pramila Vishwakarma 50 who suffered approximately 40 per cent burns Aradhana Vishwakarma 24 who sustained around 20 per cent burns and Mohammad 52 who suffered nearly 30 per cent burnsAll three victims were admitted to the civicrun Agrawal Hospital in Mulund for treatmentInvestigation underway into gas leakAuthorities have launched an inquiry to determine the exact cause of the gas leak that led to the fire Officials said further details would emerge after the investigation is completedWith inputs from PTI