Overview
- Multiple auto-rickshaws burned under a bridge in Ghatkopar East on Wednesday, in the Garodia/Chedda Nagar area off the Eastern Express Highway.
- The Mumbai Fire Brigade reached quickly and put out the blaze in about an hour, with officials reporting no injuries.
- Investigators are tracking a preliminary lead that discarded cigarette butts ignited a green safety net beneath the bridge.
- Damage figures vary across outlets, with reports ranging from about eight to at least ten rickshaws, and one report citing eleven.
- Drivers said both newly purchased and older rickshaws were destroyed, leaving some owners facing fresh loan burdens and lost income.