A gas tanker carrying 19 tonnes of non-flammable compressed Argon gas caught fire on a bridge along the busy Ghodbunder Road in Maharashtra's Thane on Monday, triggering panic, officials said, reported the PTI.

Swift action by emergency responders led to dousing the blaze within 30 minutes at around 3:30 pm, and no injuries were reported.

The tanker was en route from Mahape in Navi Mumbai to Gujarat, said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the disaster management cell of Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), according to the PTI.