India, March 6 -- A Delhi Transport Corporation's (DTC) electric bus caught fire near a hospital on the Mehrauli-Badarpur road in south Delhi on Thursday afternoon, officials of the Delhi Fire Services said. All passengers were evacuated safely on time, with no injuries reported, they added.

According to DFS, a call regarding the blaze was received at 12.57 pm, following which fire tenders were dispatched to the location. The bus, operating on route number 544 from RK Puram to Badarpur Border, was completely engulfed in flames, it said. The firefighters reached the spot and successfully extinguished the flames, the officials said. The bus conductor, Arvind Kumar, said he witnessed smoke coming out from the dashboard area.

"I immediately...