GUJARAT: A truck caught fire on National Highway 48 near Pardi village in Gujarat’s Valsad district on Thursday, leading to traffic disruption. Fire tenders arrived at the scene and managed to control the blaze within 30 minutes, officials said.
Divyesh Patel, a fire officer present at the scene, said, “After receiving a call about the fire, we reached the spot. A total of three fire tenders arrived, and the fire was brought under control in half an hour. The highway (National Highway 48, Mumbai-Ahmedabad) was closed for half an hour.”
The cause of the fire was not clear. No casualties were reported in the incident, officials said.
In a similar incident, a bus caught fire on the Vidyasagar Setu in Howrah, West Bengal, on Thursday evening, leading to traffic disruption.
Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported.
Firefighters quickly responded and brought the blaze under control. The exact cause of the fire remains unclear, officials said.