Close shave for passengers as bus catches fire in Vijayapura
Vijayapura: Passengers had a narrow escape when the bus they were travelling in from Bengaluru to Vijayapura was gutted in fire moments after they deboarded it on Friday morning, police said.
The incident occurred at Hittanahalli village on the outskirts of Viajayapura, they said.
The driver noticed smoke in the bus and immediately got all the passengers, deboarded leaving behind their belongings. The bus caught fire and was reduced to ashes in no time, police said.
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The reason behind the incident was not known.
Soon after learning about the incident, police and the fire brigade rushed to the spot and doused the fire.
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Trains services hit at Kalyan station after man climbs OHE mast
Mumbai (PTI): Train services were disrupted at Kalyan railway station in Maharashtra's Thane district on Sunday after a man climbed an overhead equipment (OHE) mast, prompting the authorities to switch off the power supply, officials said.
The incident occurred around 2 pm when the man climbed the pole supplying electricity to platforms 1, 1A and 2, a Central Railway official said.
As a safety measure, power supply on the Down line between Thakurli and Ambivli was switched off, holding up two outstation trains and three suburban locals, said Swapnil Nila, Chief Public Relations Officer of Central Railway.
"Efforts are underway to rescue the man from the mast," he said, adding that railway staff and emergency teams were at the spot.
This is the second major disruption of the suburban services on the main line of the Central Railway during the day.
Outstation train services were disrupted in the morning hours after a crane's zip wire got entangled with an overhead wire at Khadavali railway station in Thane district, officials said.
The disruption occurred in the Kasara-Kalyan section during a scheduled crane block from 2.45 am to 4 am for platform extension work.
The movement of trains between Kalyan and Kasara resumed after 6 am, they said.
