A car catches fire inside a tunnel on Mumbai’s Coastal Road, disrupting traffic but with no casualties reported. According to officials, the incident is reported in the southbound tunnel on the route from Haji Ali to Worli around 12.25 p.m. The fire prompts an immediate response from emergency services. The Mumbai Fire Brigade is alerted at about 12:25 p.m., and fire personnel, police, and a 108 ambulance are rushed to the scene. Multiple reports note that vehicles become stranded behind the burning car and that the disruption creates panic among motorists for a time. Some accounts describe people running out of the tunnel area as a precaution.
Officials say there are no injuries reported so far. The cause of the fire is not yet confirmed, and further details are awaited. The incident leads to traffic delays on the affected carriageway while responders work at the location.
