A fire broke out late night in the roadways workshop of the old bus stand in Karnal, Haryana. Three roadways buses parked in the workshop caught fire, out of which one bus was completely burnt to ashes, while two other buses were also badly damaged.
According to the information received, many buses are parked in the workshop at night and employees were present on duty. During this time suddenly a bus caught fire. Within no time the fire took a huge form and started engulfing other buses parked nearby.
The employees and officers present on the spot immediately started trying to extinguish the fire. They also started removing the buses parked nearby, so that the fire could not spread further.
4 fire brigade vehicles brought it under control
As soon as information about the incident was received, the fire brigade was called. Within some time, 4 fire brigade vehicles reached the spot and after a lot of effort the fire was brought under control. However, by then one bus was completely burnt. It is being told that the bus which was completely burnt will be burnt in the morning. Kaithal Was about to leave for.
Two other buses that were caught in the fire also suffered extensive damage. It was fortunate that the remaining buses were safely removed in time, due to which a major accident was averted.
Suspicion of short circuit, investigation ongoing
As soon as information about the incident was received, GM of Karnal Roadways also reached the spot and took stock of the situation. Initially the cause of the fire is believed to be short circuit, but officials say that the matter is being investigated and the real reason will come out only after investigation.
According to fire brigade employees, if the fire was not controlled in time, the damage could have been greater. At present, the Roadways Department has suffered a huge financial loss due to this accident.