Bus Traveling from Kathmandu to Surkhet Catches Fire in Kapilvastu; All Passengers Safe
Butwal. A bus caught fire in Kapilvastu. The bus, bearing registration number Na 7 Kha 6048, which was traveling from Kathmandu to Surkhet, caught fire this morning at Titihiriya in Shuddhodhan Rural Municipality-6, along the Hulaki Road section of the district, on the Taulihawa-Bhairahawa road. Police stated that the bus was completely destroyed by the fire.
All 44 passengers aboard the bus are safe. The fire suddenly started from the left wheel of the moving bus. Following this, the bus stopped on the side of the road, and the passengers disembarked.
DSP Ripendra Kumar Singh, Police Spokesperson for the District Police Office Kapilvastu, stated that although locals, police, and the fire brigade from Kapilvastu Municipality attempted to extinguish the blaze, the bus was completely destroyed within half an hour.
He confirmed that there were no human casualties in the incident. Police mentioned that the cause of the fire has not yet been determined. Police have stated that further investigation into the incident is underway.
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