Haridwar: A major road accident was averted in Uttarakhand's Haridwar on Saturday. A Volvo bus travelling from Dehradun to Delhi suddenly caught fire on the national highway near Sarvananda Ghat.
The fire spread so fast that it turned the bus into a fireball within minutes. Preliminary reports claim a diesel leak as the cause of the fire. Fortunately, all passengers were safely evacuated in time.
After the incident, chaos descended on the highway. Seeing the high flames, a large number of people gathered at the scene. Upon receiving information, police and fire brigade teams arrived and brought the fire under control, according to a Dainik Bhaskar report.
The Volvo bus was travelling from Dehradun to Delhi. As soon as it reached Sarvananda Ghat, diesel started leaking from the bus. Suddenly, a fire broke out. The intensity of the fire was such that the smoke and flames were visible from a distance.
As soon as the bus caught fire, the driver and conductor promptly acted by stopping the bus and started evacuating the passengers.
Fortunately, all passengers escaped safely, but many didn't have a chance to retrieve their belongings. The passengers' belongings were destroyed in the fire.
