A coach caught fire in a tunnel project associated with Mumbai coastal road works. The incident matters because it raised questions about the reliability of automatic protection systems and the speed of emergency response in a confined infrastructure space.
Officials are investigating why the tunnel's automatic safety measures did not function as expected. The fire was brought under control, and no major casualties were reported.
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