3 electric buses gutted in fire at Ahmedabad’s Vastral bus depot

Three electric buses that were parked at Vastral bus depot in Ahmedabad were gutted after they caught fire early on Tuesday morning, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation officials said. No casualties or injuries have been reported.

The Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) buses were being charged when one of them caught fire, with the fire then spreading to two other buses parked adjacent. The buses as well as the chargers have been damaged in the fire.

Arjav Shah, Deputy Municipal Commissioner, issued a statement on Tuesday stating that while the exact cause of the fire is not known, an inquiry by the fire and police department is ongoing.