Over 30 passengers in Telangana had a narrow escape on Tuesday when a luxury bus caught fire, apparently due to a short circuit. Dramatic visuals showed the bus in flames by the side of a road around 50 km from Hyderabad, thick black smoke rising from it.
The incident took place yesterday afternoon at Alair. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation bus was travelling to Hyderabad from Warangal when the driver noticed a spark in the engine. He reportedly stopped the bus immediately and asked all passengers to get off the vehicle.
Within moments, the bus was completely wrecked. Telangana Transport Minister P Mahender Reddy has ordered an inquiry into the incident. Mr Reddy has asked for a detailed report from transport officials and also asserted that such incidents don’t recur.
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