Ranchi: Over 40 travelers had a narrow escape as a moving bus ignited in Ranchi on Saturday night, authorities stated.
The event taken place on the Ranchi-Lohardaga highway when the bus was heading to Chatra from the state capital, they stated.
“There were nearly 45 passengers on the bus, which suddenly caught fire near Mandar Bazar,” Manoj Karmali, the officer-in-charge of the Mandar police headquarters, informed PTI.
“Fortunately, the bus was stopped in time and the passengers were brought out safely. A fire tender arrived shortly, but by then, local shopkeepers had doused the flame. None of the passengers suffered any injury, nor any major damage was caused to goods,” he stated.
It is believed that the fire began due to a brief circuit near the battery box and spread since of chemical services kept in the bus, he included.
“The bus has been kept in the police station compound, while an alternative arrangement was made to take the passengers to their destination,” Karmali stated.
Cops stated the bus owner has actually been summoned and would be questioned relating to missing out on precaution, consisting of fire extinguishers.
Twenty individuals were eliminated on Friday after a Bengaluru-bound personal bus ignited in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district after hitting a two-wheeler.