All passengers rescued safely…
On Thursday, 29 August 2024, a DTC low-floor bus carrying around 50 passengers was completely gutted after catching fire in east Delhi's Jagatpuri area, officials said.
The officials added that no passengers were injured in the incident as all were rescued very quickly after the bus caught fire.
Station Officer of Delhi Fire Service (DFS), Anoop Singh said a call was received at 9.42 am and three fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames.
Singh said the cause of the fire was suspected to be a short circuit in the vehicle's air conditioning system. He added that the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus was en route to Seemapuri when the incident took place.
An eyewitness, Surender Bhola, said a man on a bike noticed smoke coming from the bus engine. He alerted the bus driver, who immediately stopped the vehicle and instructed the passengers to get off, Bhola said.
According to the eyewitness, there were around 50 passengers on the bus and all were rescued.
The incident caused a massive traffic jam at the Jagatpuri traffic light, affecting other commuters on that route as well. Traffic police later managed to regulate the flow, the DFS officer said.
Edited By: Tuba Sultana
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