Three burnt, 9 injured as private bus catches fire
Hubballi, 27 Jul 2016: In a tragic incident three people were burnt to death and nine injured after the bus they were travelling in caught fire on Wednesday, July 27 morning.
The private bus, Durgamba Travels, was enroute Bengaluru to Hubballi and was ferrying 15 passengers. The bus was scheduled to reach Huballi around 6am in the morning. However things took an unfortunate turn as the bus caught fire at Varur near here, an hour before its arrival time.
The injured have been taken to KIMS hospital in Hubballi for medical aid while three who suffered major injuries have been shifted to KLE Hospital in Belagavi.
The cause for the fire which originated in the back of the air conditioned bus is being attributed to a short circuit. As per preliminary reports,the Hubballi police have found some chemicals used for agricultural purposes in the bus, though it is not yet known if the same was inflammable.