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Mumbai-Pune Expressway Bus Fire: All Passengers Escape Unhurt
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News18•24-09-2026, 11:00
Mumbai-Pune Expressway Bus Fire: All Passengers Escape Unhurt
- •A private sleeper coach bus traveling from Udaipur to Pune caught fire on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Panvel.
- •All passengers safely evacuated the bus, and no casualties were reported in the incident.
- •The fire, which occurred at 7:20 AM, is believed to have been caused by a technical snag in the vehicle's air conditioning system.
- •Firefighting teams from Panvel Municipal Corporation and Khopoli Municipal Council, along with other rescue agencies, extinguished the blaze.
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According to preliminary information, the fire broke out due to a technical snag in the vehicle's air conditioning (AC) system.
No casualties were reported, and all passengers aboard the private sleeper coach bus managed to evacuate safely in time.
The incident occurred on Thursday morning at 7:20 am on the Pune-bound lane of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Panvel, within the jurisdiction of the Rasayani Police Station.
