MUMBAI: A container truck carrying electric scooters caught fire resulting in 20 electric scooters getting gutted. The accident happened on the way from the factory in Nashik to other places. The vehicles of Jitendra EV Company were damaged by the fire.

The incident happened on April 9. The container truck carried 40 electric scooters, of which 20 vehicles kept at the top caught fire. The fire was doused by firefighters. No casualties were reported. The vehicles were completely destroyed in the accident.

Recently, there has been an increase in the number of cases where electric scooters are catching fires. The central government has ordered an inquiry into the incident.