Ayodhya, May 27 -- A CNG auto-rickshaw carrying devotees burst into flames at Lata Mangeshkar Chowk in Ayodhya on Wednesday morning. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Speaking to ANI, auto driver Chandraprakash Sharma said a major tragedy was narrowly averted as all passengers escaped safely, though the vehicle was completely gutted in the fire.

"I drive my vehicle here in Ayodhya, but my home is in Nandigram, Bharatpur. A major disaster was narrowly averted today. Fortunately, no one involved in the incident suffered any injuries, but the vehicle itself was completely gutted by the fire," the driver said.

In a separate incident, on May 20, a massive fire broke out at the 'New Auto Life Motors' workshop near the New Bus Stand ...