{
  "id": 8888993,
  "title": "Narrow escape for 43 passengers as private travel bus catches fire near Telangana’s Khammam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/narrow-escape-for-43-passengers-as-private-travel-bus-catches-fire",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T09:19:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/narrow-escape-for-43-passengers-as-private-travel-bus-catches-fire-near-telanganas-khammam/article71490735.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A private travel bus carrying 43 passengers narrowly escaped a fire near Pallipadu village in Konijerla mandal of Khammam district on Sunday night, according to The Hindu. The incident occurred around midnight when the bus, en route from Hyderabad to Palasa in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, caught fire. The driver promptly stopped the vehicle upon noticing flames emanating from the engine and ensured that all passengers disembarked safely. He then used fire extinguishers and received assistance from staff at a nearby fuel station to extinguish the flames. The suspected cause of the fire was a short circuit.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}