Balod. A major incident took place on Saturday night at Dallirajhra bus stand in Balod district of Chhattisgarh. The bus of Manish Travels brought a procession from the fort suddenly caught fire. In this accident, the bus was completely gutted. During the incident, the driver sleeping inside the bus had to come out of the emergency gate.
The incident took place around 3 pm. The flames were so strong that other buses standing nearby had to be removed immediately. However, another bus suffered minor damage from the fire. The fire department reached the spot and controlled the fire.
Dallirajhra had just brought a procession
Bus driver Likesh Yadav said that he came to Dallirajhra from Durg with a bus of 52 seater Manish Travels. The bus also had a sensor, which locks the door during the accident. After the fire, the door was locked, causing the driver to get out of the emergency gate.
CCTV cameras of bus stand check
Dallirajhra TI Sunil Türkiye said that the police have started investigating all the CCTV cameras of the bus stand. However, the initial investigation did not detect any suspected movement. Police suspect that the fire would have been caused by a short circuit. There has been a loss of about 20 lakh rupees in this accident.