05 September,2023 08:17 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
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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.
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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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