32 passengers escape as volvo catches fire: Cops
Haridwar, June 4 -- Thirty-two passengers, including two foreign tourists, had a narrow escape after a private Volvo bus travelling from Dehradun to Jaipur caught fire on the Haridwar-Roorkee highway in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.
The incident occurred around 4 am near Crystal World water park. The air-conditioned bus was travelling via Rishikesh and Haridwar when flames were spotted emerging from the engine compartment.
According to officials, all passengers managed to get off the bus safely before the fire engulfed the vehicle.
Police personnel and fire brigade teams rushed to the spot after receiving information about the incident.
Firefighters battled the blaze, but the bus was gutted.
Senior superintendent of police Navneet Singh Bhullar said , "All passengers were evacuated safely. The bus was completely destroyed in the fire along with the luggage."
The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained....
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