20160428 India University bus catches fire in city, students escape unhurt
India Apr 27 2016 “Automobile & Railway” “Other”
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University bus catches fire in city, students escape unhurt
Updated: 2016-04-28-03:10
A group of students studying in SRM University escaped unhurt when a bus they were travelling in caught fire near Guindy in Chennai on Wednesday.
The bus belonging to university was going to the campus in Kattankulathur with around 15 students when the driver noticed smoke emanating from the engine around 7am. The driver, who got down and checked the bus, noticed a fire. He alerted the students, who immediately got down.
The bus caught fire within a couple of minutes.
On being alerted by passersby, fire and rescue services personnel from Guindy and Raj Bhavan reached the spot with two fire tenders.
They put out the fire in 30 minutes.
Web Source: THE TIMES OF INDIA
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