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Bus en route from Surat to Kanpur catches fire in Sardarapur, Dhar
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 25 Aug 2026, 09:37 AM
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A passenger bus traveling from Surat to Kanpur caught fire late Tuesday night in Sardarapur, Dhar district. Smoke filled the vehicle, prompting several passengers to break the windows and escape, while their luggage was destroyed.
On Tuesday night, a passenger bus plying from Surat to Kanpur ignited while passing through Sardarapur in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The blaze erupted late in the evening, filling the interior with thick smoke.
Witnesses said panic spread among the occupants as flames grew. Several passengers resorted to breaking the glass of the windows to climb out, managing to save themselves from the inferno.
The fire consumed the bus's interior and destroyed personal belongings left inside. Local authorities were alerted, and emergency services arrived at the scene to control the flames. No official report of injuries has been released yet.
Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the fire, and the incident has been recorded by on‑lookers who shared photographs of the burning vehicle.
Witnesses said panic spread among the occupants as flames grew. Several passengers resorted to breaking the glass of the windows to climb out, managing to save themselves from the inferno.
The fire consumed the bus's interior and destroyed personal belongings left inside. Local authorities were alerted, and emergency services arrived at the scene to control the flames. No official report of injuries has been released yet.
Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the fire, and the incident has been recorded by on‑lookers who shared photographs of the burning vehicle.