Srinagar, July 16 -- Srinagar- Forty-seven Amarnath Yatra pilgrims had a narrow escape after the bus they were travelling in caught fire on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Karool in Ramban district on Thursday.

Officials said that the sleeper bus (RJ27PC-9921), carrying pilgrims from Rajasthan, was on its way from Srinagar to Jammu when it caught fire near Karool on the highway, reported news agency KNO.

Soon after the incident, teams of Police, CRPF, Army, SDRF, Fire and Emergency Services, and volunteers rushed to the spot and launched a rescue and firefighting operation.

All 47 occupants, including the driver and conductor, were evacuated safely before the flames engulfed the vehicle.

No casualty or injury was reported in ...