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Traffic on Mum-Ahd highway hit after trailer carrying H2 cylinders catch fire

The trailer transporting hydrogen gas cylinders from Gujarat to Mumbai met with an accident between Vasai and Tungareshwar Phata, said a fire official.

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A trailer truck holding hydrogen gas cylinders caught fire early Saturday following an accident on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Maharashtra's Palghar district, according to officials. The event occurred at 2 am, resulting in no casualties but creating a traffic bottleneck for many hours, stated a PTI report. 

"The trailer transporting hydrogen gas cylinders from Gujarat to Mumbai. It met with an accident between Vasai and Tungareshwar Phata, which triggered a fire. A couple of cylinders also exploded," said Bhupesh Bhoir, a fire official with the Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation.

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