UP Roadways bus catches fire in Prayagraj; no casualty

A roadways Shatabdi bus going from Prayagraj to Lucknow caught fire on Monday evening, after which all the passengers quickly got off the bus. On receiving information about the fire, two fire tenders were immediately dispatched to the spot and they completely doused the fire within an hour.

A roadways Shatabdi bus going from Prayagraj to Lucknow caught fire on Monday evening, after which all the passengers quickly got off the bus. There is no information about any casualty in this incident. Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Rajiv Kumar Pandey said that on Monday at 4:48 pm, a UP Roadways bus caught fire in front of Bely Hospital. On receiving information about the fire, two fire tenders were immediately dispatched to the spot and they completely doused the fire within an hour. When the bus caught fire, the passengers got out safely and there was no loss of life, officials said. Prima facie, police said, the cause of fire in the bus appears to be due to some technical snag.

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