BEST bus gutted in fire

MUMBAI: A Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus was gutted in a fire, triggered by a blast in the engine, at Chakala in suburban Andheri on Sunday, an official said.

None of the bus passengers were injured in the incident. “The incident took place around 1.50pm, when the municipal bus (route number - 396) was going to Andheri from Mulund bus depot. Near Chakala church, the bus driver heard some sound from the bus engine,” the official said.