Nine people, including a woman, were charred to death after a massive fire broke out on a double-decker bus on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida on Thursday.
More than 30 passengers were travelling on the bus when it suddenly caught fire. The incident took place within the jurisdiction of the Jewar police station. The incident triggered panic among passengers. Several reportedly jumped from the bus windows in an attempt to escape the flames. Nine passengers, including a woman, were trapped inside and burnt alive in the blaze. The double-decker bus was travelling from Noida towards Mahoba via the Yamuna Expressway when the fire broke out. After receiving information about the incident, a fire brigade team and personnel from the Jewar police station reached the spot and began rescue and relief operations. Police and fire department teams remain at the scene as authorities work to establish the circumstances surrounding the fire. The exact cause of the blaze was not immediately known.
The driver and conductor were taken into custody, and a case was registered under relevant sections, officials said. Preliminary investigations suggest that the fire originated from a spark or blast in the bus’s air conditioning system, which ignited the engine’s lubricating oil and caused the fire to spread rapidly.
