
Another BMTC bus catches fire
The Hindu
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Within a span of 10 days, a second city bus caught fire on Tuesday afternoon and over 20 passengers had a narrow escape. The incident occurred near Nanda Talkies Road near South End Circle. After noticing the fire, the crew alerted the passengers. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the incident. The bus belongs to depot 44 (Anjanapura) and was heading towards Kanakpura.
A video of the front portion of the bus getting gutted and thick smoke emanating from under the metro viaduct,went viral on social media. It is said that the bus, bearing registration number KA-57- F1586, was inducted in 2014.

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