Delhi Bus Fire Video: Mosquito Coil Triggers Deadly Blaze in Vikaspuri, Bus Helper Found Burnt to Death

New Delhi, February 9: One man was found charred after a bus caught fire in New Delhi's Vikas Puri, Delhi Fire Services said. According to Delhi Fire Services, the department received a fire call was received that a bus had caught fire at 1:50 AM on Monday, and a charred body of a man was found in the bus in Vikas Puri. The deceased, Sunil Sharma, was a bus helper. Further details on the incident are awaited. Maharashtra Bus Fire: Narrow Escape for 44 Passengers As Luxury Bus Catches Fire on Mumbai-Goa Highway Near Kashedi Tunnel (Watch Video).

In a separate incident, at least four people sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder blast in a house in Delhi's Mongolpuri area, the fire department said on Sunday. According to the fire department, they received information about the house blast around 01:00 pm. Uttar Pradesh Bus Fire: Passengers Jump Out As Roadways Bus Catches Fire in Ambedkar Nagar (Watch Video).

One Man Found Charred After Bus Catches Fire in Vikas Puri

Soon after the incident, the injured were taken to a nearby hospital for further treatment. "Three to four people sustained burn injuries due to the blast. The injured have been taken to a nearby hospital. The fire has now been brought under control," the fire department said. Police responded quickly with fire tenders to extinguish the blast-related fire.

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