{
  "id": 9534398,
  "title": "India bus fire: Passengers warned of burning smell, FIR says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/india-bus-fire-passengers-warned-of-burning-smell-fir-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T09:16:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/india-bus-fire-passengers-warned-of-burning-smell-fir-says-1.500686212"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A bus fire near Greater Noida claimed nine lives and injured several others, according to a police complaint. Passengers aboard the double-decker sleeper bus had warned the driver of a burning smell minutes before the fire erupted, but their concerns were allegedly dismissed. The bus was en route from Delhi to Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh when it caught fire near the 33km milestone. The driver and conductor have been arrested following the incident. Preliminary investigations suggest the fire was caused by a short circuit in the bus's engine lubricating oil.",
  "summary": "Passengers aboard a double-decker sleeper bus that caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway had warned the driver about a burning smell minutes before the vehicle was engulfed in flames, but their concerns were allegedly ignored, according to a police complaint filed after the disaster. Nine people were killed and several others injured when the bus, travelling from Delhi to Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh,…",
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  "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."
}