{
  "id": 9475259,
  "title": "Mumbai-Pune Expressway Bus Erupts In Flames Near Panvel; Passengers Escape Unhurt As Fire Teams Rush To Spot | Watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/mumbai-pune-expressway-bus-erupts-in-flames-near-panvel-passengers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T03:09:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-pune-expressway-bus-erupts-in-flames-near-panvel-passengers-escape-unhurt-as-fire-teams-rush-to-spot-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A bus caught fire on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Panvel, Maharashtra on Thursday morning. The incident occurred around 7.55 am on the Pune-bound lane, near kilometre 16, and all passengers were reported to be safe. Fire-fighting operations were immediately launched by fire brigade teams from the Panvel Municipal Corporation and Khopoli Municipal Council, with additional fire tenders dispatched to the site. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}