Bhubaneswar: A bus caught fire in the CDA area of Cuttack city on Friday, a fire official said.
However, no passenger was injured in the fire, the official said.
The bus was going from Puri to Cuttack and suddenly caught fire in CDA Sector-9 of Cuttack city.
According to preliminary information, some passengers were traveling in 'Mo' bus, a state government undertaking, when it caught fire. However, there were no casualties in the fire incident.
Cuttack's assistant fire officer Sanjeev Behera said, after seeing smoke in the engine of the bus, the driver stopped the vehicle and asked all the passengers to get down from the bus.
First, a fire brigade team from Bidansi fire station reached the spot and then another fire service team from Cuttack city reached the spot. The fire was completely extinguished, Behera said.
By the time the fire brigade officials extinguished the fire, the bus was almost burnt to ashes. However, the cause of the fire is not yet known.
However, no passenger was injured in the fire, the official said.
The bus was going from Puri to Cuttack and suddenly caught fire in CDA Sector-9 of Cuttack city.
According to preliminary information, some passengers were traveling in 'Mo' bus, a state government undertaking, when it caught fire. However, there were no casualties in the fire incident.
Cuttack's assistant fire officer Sanjeev Behera said, after seeing smoke in the engine of the bus, the driver stopped the vehicle and asked all the passengers to get down from the bus.
First, a fire brigade team from Bidansi fire station reached the spot and then another fire service team from Cuttack city reached the spot. The fire was completely extinguished, Behera said.
By the time the fire brigade officials extinguished the fire, the bus was almost burnt to ashes. However, the cause of the fire is not yet known.
