Overview
- Officials said the incident occurred around 10:40 am near the Theur diversion when a Pune-bound tanker veered off the Pune–Solapur Highway and sank into soft soil.
- Impact damage to the tanker’s main valve triggered a leak of monomethylamine gas, with officials reporting about 40% concentration.
- The pungent odor spread through the area, alarming residents and motorists and briefly slowing traffic on the busy stretch.
- A PMRDA Wagholi fire brigade team arrived within minutes, plugged the leak and executed hazardous-material safety protocols.
- After stabilizing the situation, crews used a heavy-duty crane to extract the tanker, and authorities reported the highway reopened with no injuries.