Mumbai: Moving electric bus catches fire | WATCH

An electric bus was charred to ashes near a sports stadium in the Airoli Sector 8 of Navi Mumbai on Monday (October 2), officials said.

The fire broke out in the Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport’s moving electric bus due to technical glitch, sources said.

 The blaze took place at 8:30pm and may have started from the battery, Airoli station fire officer DS Susvirkar said.

 “No one was injured as the bus was empty. A probe is underway into the incident,” he added.

Fire tenders were rushed to the spot soon after the receipt of information.

“By the time the fire brigade team reached the spot and brought the fire under control, the entire bus was burnt to ashes,” the officials said.