Tourist bus gutted at Zirakpur flyover; no injuries
Traffic on the stretch from Singhpura Chowk to the flyover was briefly halted
Scores of passengers had a narrow escape after a tourist bus caught fire at the Zirakpur flyover in the wee hours of Saturday, officials said.
The private luxury bus, coming from Agra to Amritsar, developed a snag and was parked on the roadside as the driver and conductor noticed fumes coming from its rear. Within minutes, the bus caught fire, however all passengers were safely deboarded in time.
Fire tenders from Zirakpur and Dera Bassi rushed to the spot to control the fire. Traffic on the stretch from Singhpura Chowk to the flyover was briefly halted, said SSF officials, adding that no one has been reportedly injured in the incident.
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