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Srisailam-Bound Bus Catches Fire in Hyderabad; All 38 Passengers Safe
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News18•24-09-2026, 08:45
Srisailam-Bound Bus Catches Fire in Hyderabad; All 38 Passengers Safe
- •A private bus carrying 38 passengers caught fire near Karmanghat Hanuman Temple in Hyderabad early Thursday morning.
- •The bus was en route to Srisailam when the incident occurred, but all passengers safely evacuated with no casualties reported.
- •Fire officials suspect an electrical short circuit as the cause of the blaze, responding to the call around 2:15 am.
- •This incident follows other recent fires in Hyderabad, including a play school and a food stall, with no casualties in those events either.
- •In a separate incident in Andhra Pradesh, a bus caught fire in Visakhapatnam shortly after passengers disembarked, averting a major mishap.
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The fire that broke out on the Srisailam-bound private travel bus in Hyderabad is suspected to have been caused by an electrical short circuit.
No casualties were reported in the incident, and all 38 passengers who were on board at the time managed to stay safe.
Fire officials reported that they received the call about the bus fire incident around 2:15 am in the early hours of Thursday.
