20220119 Two injured as bus catches fire in Varachha
India Jan 19 2022 “Automobile & Railway”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 1 to 9
Two injured as bus catches fire in Varachha
Updated: 2022-01-19
SURAT: A private bus suddenly caught fire in Hira Baug locality of Varachha on Tuesday, leaving two people with critical burn injuries.
Chaotic situation prevailed as glass windows of the bus had to be broken to take out passengers.
Fire control room received a call at around 9.47 pm. Glasses of the bus were broken to take out the passengers.
“It is yet to be ascertained how the bus caught fire. The operation is underway,\” said fire control room official.
The bus belonged to Rajdhani Travels which has an office at Matawadi on Lambe Hanuman Road in Varachha. Staff of Rajdhani Travels hung up the multiple phone calls by TOI.
A large number of private and government buses daily leave for different destinations in Saurashtra, Rajasthan,
Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Majority of the buses leaving at night are sleeper coach.
Web Source: The Times of India