New Delhi:The series of fires in electric buses in the capital Delhi is not stopping. On Wednesday night, there was once again chaos in the Shastri Park area of North-East Delhi when a DTC electric bus suddenly burst into flames. The fire that broke out in a moving bus near Shastri Park underpass took a huge form in no time. Within a short time the entire bus turned into a ball of fire and was burnt to ashes.
Major accident averted due to driver's wisdom
According to the fire department, the DTC electric bus was passing near Shastri Park underpass on Wednesday night. During this time the bus suddenly caught fire. Seeing smoke and flames rising from the bus, the driver immediately stopped the bus. Without wasting time he informed the fire department. As soon as the information was received, two fire brigade vehicles reached the spot and started the operation to extinguish the fire.
However, by the time fire brigade personnel reached the spot, the fire had engulfed the entire bus. After a lot of effort the fire was brought under control, but by then the bus was completely burnt and turned into junk. It is a matter of relief that there were no passengers present in the bus at the time of the incident. There is no information about any casualty due to this.
Questions raised again on the safety of electric buses
At present the actual cause of the fire has not been known. The situation will become clear only after investigation by police and fire department. Such incidents are continuously coming to light and have raised serious questions on the technical inspection, battery safety and fire fighting system of DTC's electric buses.