An electrical bus coming out of Mulund bus depot started emitting smoke following a short circuit on Monday morning. No one was injured in the incident. BEST officials clarified there was no fire, just smoke detected.

Fire brigade officials said the smoke was controlled within a few minutes as the fire brigade reached the spot. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred around 7 am on Devidayal Road when sparks were seen coming out of the bus. Bus staffers then quickly moved to first control it and simultaneously alerted the fire brigade. A BEST spokesperson said there was a small problem with bus no. 302 that was on its way to Sion but there was no fire. The smoke was detected from the bus brake liner.