Passengers safely evacuated after Metro bus catches fire in Pindi
المصدر: Dawn | Source: DawnRAWALPINDI: No passenger was hurt after a Metro bus caught fire on Saturday morning near the 6th Road stop.
According to Rescue 1122, the Metro bus was destroyed after it caught fire while passing the bus stop on 6th Road. It said that rescue officials rushed to the scene and brought the fire under control.
Following the incident, the service between Rawalpindi and Islamabad was suspended.
The reason behind the eruption of the fire has yet to be ascertained.
It is worth mentioning that the plumes of smoke emanating from the gutted bus could be seen from afar. Videos shared on social media showed the entire bus engulfed in flames as rescue workers tried to douse the flames.
Last year, at least seven passengers suffered injuries when they jumped out of a Metrobus soon after it caught fire in Lahore on Ferozepur Road near Naseerabad Station.
In another similar incident in 2021, a Metro bus caught fire and was completely burnt, apparently due to a short circuit near Minar-i-Pakistan station in Lahore.
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