Indore, July 9 -- A private passenger bus travelling from Rewa to Indore caught fire after one of its rear tyres burst near Arjun Baroda Bridge, close to the Kshipra police station in Indore district on Thursday, a police officer said.

The incident occurred at around 11:40 AM when the bus had just crossed the police station. There were 26 passengers on board and all of them were safely evacuated, no injuries or casualties were reported in the incident, police added.

Kshipra police station in-charge Kailash Solanki told ANI, "The incident happened at around 11:40 am The bus was en route from Rewa to Indore, carrying 26 passengers, including five women and 21 men. As it reached near Arjun Baroda Bridge, just ahead of the police station, t...