BENGALURU: Twenty-five passengers had a miraculous escape when the BMTC bus they were travelling in caught fire near South End Circle, Jayanagar, on Tuesday afternoon. The bus (route no. 215) was heading to Amrutanagar when the fire broke out at 1pm, police said. There were 25 passengers on board, said a BMTC spokesperson.
This is the second such incident in less than two weeks. On January 21, a BMTC bus caught fire near Makkalakuta, Chamarajpet, and the crew managed to move nearly 25 passengers to safety.