Eight to ten BEST CNG buses catch fire at Sion depot; separate blaze at Film City

Around eight to ten CNG-run buses parked at BEST's Anik depot near Sion caught fire on Monday evening. The blaze, reported at 5:44 pm, initially broke out in one bus and spread rapidly to nearby parked vehicles, engulfing the area in thick smoke. Mumbai Fire Brigade deployed four fire engines, five jumbo water tankers, quick response vehicles and an ambulance. Firefighting operations were underway at the time of reporting with no injuries reported.

In a separate incident the same evening, a fire broke out at Film City in Goregaon East at 4:02 pm and was extinguished by 4:55 pm. The blaze erupted behind Reliance Media Works and Prime Focus premises. The fire occurred near shooting sets, though no casualties were reported and all personnel evacuated safely.