A car caught fire inside the tunnel of the Coastal Road in Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon, officials told news agency PTI. No casualties were reported. Several vehicles were stranded behind the burning car, causing panic on the road stretch for some time.
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Massive #traffic #jam on the #Coastal Road after a car catches fire. Fire on the northbound lane of the Coastal Road
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Huge plumes of smoke fill the Coastal Road tunnel due to the fire
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As per preliminary information, the incident was reported in the southbound tunnel carrying traffic from Haji Ali towards Worli at 12.25 pm, as reported by PTI. The blaze erupted in a running car, following which the fire brigade and police personnel rushed to the spot. The 108 ambulance service was also mobilised. No injuries were reported in the incident.
The Mumbai Coastal Road tunnel includes India's first undersea road tunnels, comprising twin 2.07-km tubes that pass about 20 metres beneath the Arabian Sea and reach depths of up to 72 metres below Malabar Hill. The tunnel links Marine Drive near the Princess Street Flyover with Priyadarshini Park and Worli, cutting travel time on the stretch from around 40 minutes to just 9 minutes.
The Mumbai Traffic police said that due to a fire in Karala, traffic on the north and south lanes on the Coastal Road has been temporarily closed. The traffic on Coastal Tunnel North Bound has been diverted to N.S. Road -Girgaon Chowpatty while the traffic on Coastal Tunnel South bound has been diverted to Amarsons to St. Stephen's Church, Pedder Road.
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(With inputs from PTI)
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