IN PHOTOS: One dead after fire breaks out in truck in Maharashtra's Thane

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The incident took place in the early hours of Friday, an official said. Pics/RDMC

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The incident occurred around 2.35 am on the Ghodbunder Road near Hiranandani Estate, an official said

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The container was empty but the vehicle caught fire after it overturned, the civic officials said

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The Firefighters rushed to the spot following the incident and took nearly an hour to control the fire, the officials added

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The charred body of a person was found inside the empty container, an official said

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The victim is yet to be identified, while the body has been sent for post-mortem, the official said

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Traffic on the busy carriageway was disrupted following in incident, he said

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For nearly three hours after the accident, the traffic on the busy road was disrupted, he said