Double-decker electric buses to ply between cities in UP
In a major boost to the transport system, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to run AC double-decker electric buses from Lucknow to five cities in the next 3 months.
A bus carrying passengers caught fire in the Mahipalpur area, the police said on Friday.
The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) reported receiving a call regarding the fire in a bus. Following the call, three fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was doused within 40 minutes, it added.
The police stated that the fire was caused by a burst gas pipeline of a CNG cylinder in the bus.
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Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the incident.
The non-AC bus was completely gutted by the time the blaze was extinguished. It was operating on the Vasant Kunj to IGI Airport route.
This incident is not isolated. On August 28, a fire erupted in an air-conditioned bus carrying 40 passengers near the A-Block Bus Stand in the Jagatpuri area.
No injury was reported in the incident. The police stated that the cause of the fire was a short circuit in the AC unit of the bus.
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