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Third CNG bus catches fire in a month, BEST takes 400 buses off roads.

This comes on a day TATA CNG bus was gutted in fire at the Andheri BEST bus depot around 6.55 pm. No one was injured in the incident. Officials said the bus would ply on the Andheri SEEPZ route.

In view of these incidents involving TATA CNG buses operated by M/S Mateshwari Limited, BEST has decided to take all 400 buses off roads till the OEM (original manufacturer) and operator take necessary corrective measures to ensure that such incidents do not happen in future

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[TusharK]

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) has taken all of its 400 CNG buses off Mumbai roads due to fire risk.



There has been a sudden rise in the number of CNG buses catching fire. Three incidents have been reported in this month alone, with the latest one taking place earlier this week in Andheri.

In wake of the recent fire incidents, BEST has decided to take all Tata CNG buses operated by M/s Mateshwari Ltd. off the streets till Tata Motors and the operators take necessary corrective measures to ensure that such incidents do not happen in the future.

BEST has 3,619 buses in its fleet, which include 2,927 CNG-powered buses. It also operates 266 diesel buses and 426 electric buses.

Source: Indian Express

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[FLYBOYSID]

Sirs, any reason why these specific 400 buses were taken off the roads. Its just under 15% of the CNG fleet. It would be in the interest of safety if commoners and passengers know whats wrong and what to look out for.