Last Updated: December 10, 2023, 18:37 IST
The reason for the hearth is being ascertained (PTI file)
The driver seen smoke from the engine and together with the conductor managed to get all passengers to alight safely in time
A ‘Shivshahi’ bus of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) was gutted in a hearth on Sunday in Nashik, although nobody was damage in the incident, a police official mentioned.
The bus, on its means from Nashik to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (previously Aurangabad), caught fireplace at 2:15pm in Takli Phata close to Chandori in Niphad taluka, he mentioned.
“The driver noticed smoke from the engine and along with the conductor managed to get all passengers to alight safely in time. The fire, however, spread and soon gutted the bus, leaving just the mangled steel skeleton of the vehicle,” the official mentioned.
“Fire brigade and disaster management cell personnel took part in the dousing operations along with residents of the vicinity. Traffic on the Nashik-Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar state highway was affected for some time,” he added.
The reason for the hearth is being ascertained, the Saikheda police station official added.
