Bhopal ISBT Bus Fire: A major accident took place at Bhopal's ISBT bus stand on Sunday evening. Here the parked buses of Verma Travels suddenly caught fire. Within no time the fire engulfed other buses parked nearby. About 8 buses were burnt to ashes in this incident. According to initial estimates, there has been a loss of Rs 4 to 5 crore in the accident. It is a matter of relief that all the buses were empty at the time of the incident, hence there is no news of any casualty. After the fire, the tickets of passengers traveling by these buses were cancelled.
fire started from a bus
According to the information, Verma Travels buses caught fire at ISBT bus stand in Bhopal on Sunday evening. Initially fire was seen in 2 to 3 buses. After this the fire spread rapidly and other buses parked nearby also got affected by it. Within no time about 8 buses were engulfed in fire.
Seeing the flames rising, there was chaos at the bus stand. After receiving information about the incident, fire brigade vehicles reached the spot and the work of extinguishing the fire was started. After a lot of effort the fire could be controlled.
#WATCH | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: A fire broke out in buses parked at the ISBT bus stand. Municipal Corporation and fire brigade teams are engaged in efforts to douse the flames. pic.twitter.com/trVRNae5Oz
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Buses going to Balaghat, Seoni and Indore also burnt
All the buses that were hit by fire were standing at the bus stand. There were no passengers present at that time. These buses were to leave for Balaghat, Seoni, Indore and other cities.
These included buses running on Nagpur-Ahmedabad and Surat routes. Due to the accident, passengers traveling by these buses had to face problems. After the fire, all the journeys of the affected buses were canceled and the tickets of the passengers were cancelled.
Fire engines brought it under control after a lot of effort.
Fire engines reached the spot within about 15 to 20 minutes of receiving information about the fire. Several fire engines were deployed to extinguish the fire. According to Fire Officer Saurabh Patel, the fire was brought under control with the help of 10 fire tenders.
However, Deepak Verma, owner of Verma Travels, said that about 15 to 20 fire vehicles were involved in the operation to extinguish the fire. Due to the rapid spread of the fire, a lot of effort had to be put into controlling it. The buses have suffered heavy damage in the incident.
Loss estimated at Rs 4 to 5 crore
According to Deepak Verma, owner of Verma Travels, there has been a loss of around Rs 4 to 5 crore due to the fire. Initially 2 to 3 buses caught fire, but within a short time other buses also got caught in the fire.
Deepak Verma said that he has no enmity with anyone. However, he also clarified that the real cause of the fire is not yet known. At present the situation regarding the reasons for the incident is not clear.
Oil tankers were standing at the bus stand
Oil tankers were also parked near the place where the buses caught fire. In such a situation, there was concern about the vehicles present nearby during the fire incident. However, according to the available information, there is no news of any casualty in this accident.
The reasons for the fire have not been known yet. It is also not clear whether the fire broke out due to some technical fault, short circuit or any other reason. The situation will be clear only after the true cause of the incident is revealed.
Impact on passenger traffic
According to Deepak Verma, about 50 to 60 buses depart from Bhopal's ISBT every hour. In such a situation, passenger services have also been affected due to this incident of fire in buses. The cancellation of the affected buses caused inconvenience to passengers traveling to Gujarat, Ahmedabad, Surat and other cities.
At present, there is no information about any casualty in this incident, but the travel company has suffered a huge financial loss due to the burning of 8 buses. Further information regarding the cause of the fire and the actual extent of the damage is awaited.
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