Car fire on Mumbai Coastal Road, no injuries

A car caught fire inside the southbound tunnel of Mumbai's Coastal Road near Haji Ali on July 15, 2026, at 12:25 pm.

No casualties were reported, but hundreds were trapped in a massive traffic jam.

People described the scene as 'a straight out of Hollywood disaster movie' with flames spreading across the tunnel.

Many drivers abandoned their vehicles and ran toward the Worli exit amid panic and chaos.

The fire department extinguished the blaze, but the incident raised questions about tunnel safety measures.