A fire broke out on a trailer-mounted rig machine on a highway in Maharashtra`s Thane city early on Thursday, causing damage to the equipment, officials said, reported news agency PTI.
No person was injured in the incident, Thane Municipal Corporation`s disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said, reported PTI.
The incident was reported at 3.46 am near a temple on the Eastern Express Highway in the Naupada area.
“The battery and control panel of the rig machine mounted on a trailer caught fire. The fire and disaster management teams brought the blaze under control swiftly. No one was injured,” Tadvi said, reported PTI.
The rig machine was being transported on a trailer and it was en route from Kalyan to Mahim in neighbouring Mumbai when the fire occurred, the official said, reported PTI.
The fire was doused by 4.30 am. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, he said.
Train engine catches fire in Palghar district; passengers safe
In another incident, the engine of the Mumbai Central-Valsad passenger train caught fire during the journey at Kelve Road station in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Wednesday evening, a Western Railway (WR) official said, reported PTI.
All passengers are safe, he added.
The incident occurred at Kelve Road station around 7.56 pm, the official said, citing the preliminary information.
A Western Railway spokesperson said an incident of “flash and flames in the electric loco” of train no. 59023 Mumbai Central-Valsad fast passenger train was reported.
“All passengers are safe. Nobody was injured,” he said, reported PTI.
The OHE power supply was temporarily switched off for safety reasons.
Senior railway officials and technical staff have rushed to the site to assess the situation and carry out necessary checks.
The train departed on schedule from Mumbai Central Station at 6.10 pm. It reached Kelve Road station at 7.56 PM after a 17-minute delay, when the crew of the engine noticed a flash and flames and immediately stopped the train, which had just started pulling out of the platform, reported PTI.
The crew, including the loco pilot, assistant pilot, and train manager, rushed to douse the fire using onboard extinguishers.
A senior railway official stated that staff at the station showed exceptional courage in bringing the blaze under control.
Stationmaster Aditya Kumar and two pointsmen, Som Prakash and Radheshyam, also joined the firefighting operation, reported PTI.
“They used eight fire extinguishers,” the railway official said, adding that even passengers on the platform helped the railway staff.
Local Fire Brigade personnel rushed to the station and doused the blaze.
“Due to the incident, trains heading towards Surat may experience delays. Some trains will be halted at all stations till Dahanu or Valsad to ensure passengers of 59023 can leave,” Vineet Abhishek, chief spokesperson of Western Railway, told PTI.
“At least seven Gujarat-bound trains were regulated en route various stations,” the Western Railway stated on X.
Services of local trains on the Virar-Dahanu section were also affected due to the engine fire incident.
The Mumbai Central-Valsad fast passenger train is one of the popular trains that connects southern Gujarat with Mumbai.
(With inputs from PTI)
