Overview
- A private bus caught fire at 10:01 am under Metro Line 7 near the Times of India Bridge in Malad East, and all passengers were evacuated safely.
- The Mumbai Fire Brigade said the bus blaze was fully extinguished by 10:33 am with no injuries reported.
- Traffic on the Borivali-bound Western Express Highway slowed during the response, and police later normalized movement.
- A separate fire broke out around 10:20–10:22 am on the third floor of a building in Narayan Nagar, Ghatkopar West, initially classified as a Level-I incident by the fire brigade.
- PTI later reported three people injured at the Ghatkopar site, including one in critical condition, while authorities continued to probe the cause of both fires as videos of the bus blaze circulated online.