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MumbaiMumbai’s urban transport body, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), on Wednesday said it is taking 400 hired buses off the roads following three incidents of buses catching fire within a month.
Best has decided to take all 400 buses off the roads until the OEMs (original manufacturers) and operators make necessary improvements and give assurances that such incidents will not happen in future, Lokesh Chandra, BEST’s general manager, said in a statement. .
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BEST said that, in view of the recent incidents of Tata CNG buses operating by M/s Mateshwari Urban Transport Limited catching fire, BEST has decided to take all these 400 buses off the road, unless the OEM and operator do not take such incidents in future. take necessary corrective measures to ensure
In view of recent incidents of fire in TATA CNG buses operated by M/S Mateshwari Urban Transport Ltd BEST has decided to take all these 400 buses off road till the OEM & operator take necessary corrective measures to ensure that such incidents will not happen in future . (1/2)
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Though this may cause inconvenience to the commuters, public safety is of utmost importance to BEST and we cannot compromise on the same. Due to this there may be some changes in the schedule. Travelers can keep this in mind while making travel plans for the next few days.
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It is noteworthy that a BEST bus caught fire suddenly near Andheri station in Mumbai. There is currently no news of any casualty in this fire incident.
