Bus catches fire in Pipili of Odisha, narrow escape for passengers

Pipili: Reports say that a bus allegedly caught fire in Pipili block of Odisha, it was a narrow escape for passengers on Monday. The tire at the back of the bus caught fire. Further it is worth mentioning that due to the instant action of the bus staff, the passengers were saved. The private bus was registered outside the state. It was travelling from Puri in Odisha to Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, said reliable reports.

In a shocking incident on November 18, a fire in school bus in Puri district of Odisha had been reported and students were rescued safely. This morning the private school bus was carrying students to school when a bus tyre caught fire near Byakuda Street. The students were suffocated by the smoke said reports.

The locals saw this and told the driver. The driver stopped the vehicle and safely rescued the children in the bus. With this, he called the firefighter forces to put out the fire. On November 11, in a tragic incident one person died while 36 passengers narrowly escape from being burned alive after the bus on which they were traveling caught fire in West Bengal.

The deceased woman is said to be a resident of Kendrapada district of Odisha.

As per the sources, the private passenger bus named ‘Simab’ was en route to Paradip in Odisha from West Bengal. However, the bus was engulfed with fire all of a sudden on the NH near Kharagpur in West Bengal. Fortunately, all the passengers along with the staff of the bus came out of the vehicle before fire engulfed the entire bus. However, some passenger said to have sustained minor injuries. They were rushed to a hospital in Medinapur for treatment. However, one woman succumbed to burn injuries while undergoing treatment. Belongings of the passengers also reportedly turned into ashes along with the bus.

At the same time, the reason of blaze is yet to be ascertained.