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Bus with 47 students on board catches fire in Faridabad, none hurt

Updated on: 05 September,2023 08:17 PM IST  |  New Delhi
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A fire brigade reached the spot and brought the fire under control, the officials said

Bus with 47 students on board catches fire in Faridabad, none hurt

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Key Highlights

  1. Forty-seven students had a narrow escape on Tuesday
  2. A bus caught fire on Bhuapur road in Faridabad
  3. Fire broke out in the CNG bus of Echelon College

Forty-seven students had a narrow escape on Tuesday after a bus they were travelling in caught fire on Bhuapur road here, police said.


The fire broke out in the CNG bus of Echelon College due to a short circuit at around 9.30 am, they said, adding the alert driver and conductor safely evacuated all the students.


A fire brigade reached the spot and brought the fire under control, they said.


Police spokesperson Sube Singh said the college bus was coming to Kabulpur with students from Delhi.

It was a CNG bus which caught fire due to a short circuit in the wiring. All the students are safe and there was no loss of life or property but the bus was completely gutted in fire, he added.

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