Pvt bus catches fire after tyre bursts, passengers safe

CHITRADURGA: A private bus caught fire even as it was moving, near the Guyilalu toll plaza in Hiriyur taluk early on Saturday. There were 24 passengers in the bus at that time and luckily, no one was hurt.

The fire broke out after a tyre burst and quickly spread. The bus crew immediately got all the passengers to disembark. As soon as smoke was detected in the wheel, the driver brought the bus to a stop

Fire and Emergency Services personnel put out the fire, but the bus was badly gutted. The bus was on its way from Davanagere towards Bengaluru. The incident occurred in Aimangalal police limits.