Alert Driver Saves Passengers' Lives After Bus Catches Fire in Chityal
30 May 2026 11:20 AM IST30 May 2026 11:20 AM IST
Loose electrical wire connection near the engine could have led to the sparks initially and later resulting into a major fire: Officials
A major fire broke out in a private tourist bus in Chityal in Nalgonda district early Saturday. (Photo: By Arrangement)
Nalgonda: A major mishap was averted after a private travel bus caught fire on National Highway 65 at Peddakaparthy in Chityal mandal of Nalgonda district in the early hours of Friday, with all 36 passengers escaping unhurt.
The incident occurred at 3.34 am when a Rainbow Travels sleeper bus bound for Kakinada, which had started from Hyderabad around midnight, developed a technical fault en route.
Driver K. Nagaraju detected smoke from the engine and alerted passengers, who were asleep, prompting them to evacuate the vehicle. The passengers exited through the emergency door before the fire spread. While no injuries were reported, luggage was destroyed in the blaze. The passengers later returned to Hyderabad in other buses on the route.
Nagaraju said he stopped the bus immediately after noticing smoke from the engine and woke up the passengers to warn them of a possible fire. He tried to douse the flames using a fire extinguisher, but the fire spread within minutes and engulfed the bus before fire engines reached the spot.
Chityal police reached the scene on receiving information and assisted passengers in boarding alternative buses. Police suspect a short circuit as the cause of the fire.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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