Car Catches Fire on Warangal-Hyderabad Highway; Occupants Escape
The diesel vehicle was gutted near Thatikonda crossroads, triggering a traffic jam that stranded commuters for several kilometres.
A car travelling on the Warangal-Hyderabad national highway caught fire near Thatikonda crossroads in Station Ghanpur mandal on Thursday.
The car’s two occupants earlier noticed smoke emanating from the engine area. They immediately stopped the car when the vehicle caught fire and got destroyed within minutes.
MD Anwar Hussain, a resident of Subedari in Hanamkonda, had been travelling with another person in a diesel car to Mallannagandi. The car had reportedly been given a fresh wrap of vinyl film a day before the incident.
Local residents alleged that fire personnel took nearly 30 minutes to reach the spot after being alerted.
The burning vehicle caused a traffic jam on the busy highway, with vehicles stranded on both sides for several kilometres, inconveniencing commuters.
The cause of the fire has not yet been established.
