Narrow escape for 43 passengers as private travel bus catches fire near Telangana’s Khammam
Forty-three passengers narrowly escaped a fire on a private travel bus near Pallipadu village in Konijerla mandal of Khammam district, Telangana, around midnight on September 20, 2026. The bus was en route from Hyderabad to Palasa in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh when the incident occurred. Upon noticing flames emanating from the engine, the driver promptly stopped the bus and ensured the safe evacuation of all passengers.
He then extinguished the flames using fire extinguishers, with the help of staff at a nearby fuel station. Authorities suspect a short circuit to be the cause of the fire.
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