The incident took place around 3.30 pm near Dhaniv Baug locality
Bus in flames on Friday. Pic/ Hanif Patel
Several passengers escaped unhurt after a civic transport bus caught fire in Nalasopara area of Palghar district on Friday afternoon, an official said, as per PTI.
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The incident took place around 3.30 pm near Dhaniv Baug locality. Massive flames erupted in a bus that belonged to the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC), a fire official said, reported PTI.
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All passengers travelling in the bus jumped out in the nick of time after noticing the flames, he said.
Locals made a frantic attempt to put out the fire. However, firemen arrived at the scene and put out the blaze in about one hour, the official said.
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The bus was completely gutted in the blaze, the cause of which is yet to be ascertained, he added.
(with PTI inputs)