Bhubaneswar, Oct. 17 -- An iron ore-laden truck was gutted in fire in Koida in Odisha's Sundargarh district on Friday night. The vehicle caught fire in front of a mine while leaving after it was loaded with iron ore for transportation.

The Koida fire brigade rushed to the spot to douse the flames. More than half of the vehicle was already gutted in the fire by the time firefighters arrived and brought the blaze under control.

According to reports, the truck arrived at the mine to transport iron ore. The fire broke out suddenly while the vehicle was leaving.

Noticing the flames, the driver carefully got out of the truck and escaped without sustaining any reported injuries.

A short circuit is suspected to have caused the fire. However, ...