The incident was first reported at 9:50 pm, the officials said, adding that following the information, the Mumbai Fire Brigade and civic officials rushed to the spot and launched a fire-fighting operation

The BMC said that upon receiving the alert, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) responded quickly and had initially declared the blaze as Level I (minor) fire at 10:06 pm, but it was later upgraded to Level II fire at 10:07 pm

According to the Mumbai Police, the fire caused explosions in the cylinders

The police said that around three to four other vehicles parked next to the burning truck were damaged due to the fire. The truck driver’s identity has been confirmed, and authorities are in the process of detaining him for further questioning. Pic/videograb from a sourced video

A total of 19 fire trucks from the fire brigade were deployed to bring the fire under control. Senior police officers, including the Senior Police Inspector from Dharavi Police Station and the Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Police from Zone 5, were present at the spot during the relief and rescue operations

No injuries have been in the incident, the officials said, adding that the situation was now fully under control