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Mumbai-Gujarat Tourist Bus Fire Under Goregaon Metro Station
A tourist bus traveling from Mumbai toward Gujarat caught fire on Friday evening.
It happened under a metro station in Goregaon East.
Five passengers and the driver were inside the bus.
Everyone got out safely before the fire spread fully.
No one was hurt.
People nearby helped pour water on the fire.
Firefighters later extinguished it.
Officials said a technical problem may have caused the fire.
The incident temporarily caused heavy traffic and lane closures.
A Mahadev Traveller Volvo bus traveling toward Gujarat caught fire Friday evening under Goregaon East Metro Station.
Five passengers and driver Nijar Kapadia were aboard when the fire began.
All six people escaped safely, and no injuries were reported.
The fire was reported at 6:15 p.m. and extinguished by 6:38 p.m.
Authorities said a preliminary assessment pointed to a technical malfunction, while traffic was disrupted for about three hours.
- Who
- Five passengers and driver Nijar Kapadia were on the Mahadev Traveller bus.
- What
- A Volvo tourist bus caught fire while traveling toward Gujarat.
- Where
- Under Oberoi Garden City Metro Station at Check Naka Signal in Goregaon East, Mumbai; the headline identifies it as Goregaon Metro Station.
- When
- Friday evening; the incident was reported at 6:15 p.m. and extinguished at 6:38 p.m.
- Why
- Officials said the preliminary cause was a technical malfunction or defect.
Key facts
- Bus operator
- Mahadev Traveller
- Passengers aboard
- Five passengers and one driver
- Driver
- Nijar Kapadia
- Bus registration
- MH 01 AN 1695
- Fire reported
- 6:15 p.m. Friday
- Fire extinguished
- 6:38 p.m.
- Casualties
- No injuries; all six people escaped safely
- Traffic impact
- Road traffic was disrupted and some highway lanes were closed before police cleared the area
Quotes
BMC disaster management official
Official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation disaster management department
“A bus, Mahadev Traveller MH 01 AN 1695 going towards Gujarat, caught fire under Goregaon East Metro Station. There were five passengers on board and driver Nijar Kapadia. All are safe.”
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“The fire was extinguished at 6.38 pm. Nobody was injured in the incident.”
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