Ambulance caught fire while ferrying a corpse to Kollam in Kerala

Ambulance caught fire while carrying a corpse from Thiruvananthapuram to Valakom in Kerala. Sensing the danger, the driver and other members of the vehicle managed to escape. No casualty has been reported.

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): While carrying a corpse from Thiruvananthapuram to Valakom, an ambulance unexpectedly caught fire on Wednesday.

The incident took place near Venjaramoodu police station on the way to Kollam which generated a panic situation among the public.

The driver and the other members who were there in the ambulance immediately escaped from the vehicle.

No casualty has been reported in the incident.

Being informed, the fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the fire.

Fire brigade officials suspected that short circuit might be the cause of the fire.