Bus gutted in fire near Howrah railway station

An abandoned bus caught fire near the Howrah railway station in West Bengal. It took around an hour for two fire tenders to douse the blaze. No one was injured in the incident, officials said, adding that the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

Howrah (West Bengal): A state-owned bus caught fire near the Howrah railway station in West Bengal on Saturday, triggering panic in the busy area, officials said.

The incident happened in the afternoon and it took around an hour for two fire tenders to douse the blaze, they said.

The bus, which has been lying there abandoned, was gutted in the flames, officials said.

No one was injured in the incident, they said, adding that the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

(PTI)