Man charred to death as bus catches fire in Kerala

A man died after the bus caught fire at Kumali petrol pump on Monday. Reportedly, the bus caught fire around 2 am when the cleaner was sleeping inside the bus.

Idukki: A man was charred to death as the bus in which the cleaner was sleeping in caught fire near Kumily petrol pump on Monday morning.

The incident took place at around 2 am near Kumali town of Idukki district of Kerala.

The deceased, identified as Rajan, is a native of Vandiperiyar in Idukki.

He was working as a cleaner in the private bus was sleeping inside the bus, which was parked near a Kumily patrol bunk.

When the bus was ablaze, workers sleeping in the vehicles parked nearby alerted the fire force. With their help, the firefighters doused the flames.

According to the police, the bus caught fire due to a short circuit,

The Kerala police is investigating the case.