US EditionBengaluru-Bound Bus Tragedy: Did 234 Smartphones Onboard Intensify Fire, Killing 20 People in Andhra’s Kurnool?
Cases of negligence and overspeeding were filed after a fire, likely sparked by a collision and lithium-ion battery explosions, killed 20 on a bus from Hyderabad to Bengaluru.
- On October 23 a V Kaveri Travels Multi-Axle Sleeper AC Volvo carrying 44 passengers caught fire near Kurnool, killing 20 people.
- Preliminary findings suggest the fire began after the bus collided with a motorcycle with open fuel cap dragged under it, sparking flames, and survivor N. Ramesh said a loud sound preceded the blaze shortly after crossing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
- Forensic and fire officials noted that the bus's electrical batteries exploded, likely fueled by lithium-ion batteries, and eyewitnesses reported multiple explosions during the fire, which escalated the blaze.
- Ulindakonda Police filed charges under Sections 125 and registered negligence and overspeeding cases against two bus drivers after survivor N. Ramesh's complaint, while the Andhra Pradesh government formed a probe committee on Friday.
- Survivor N. Ramesh escaped by breaking the rear glass with his wife and children, sustaining a hand injury, while most victims' bodies were charred beyond recognition, complicating identification.
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Bus batteries sparked Andhra bus fire, smartphones made it deadlier: Probe
A preliminary investigation has suggested that the bus's batteries and a large consignment of smartphones on the vehicle aggravated the blaze when the vehicle hit a recklessly-driven bike and caught fire in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool. The inferno claimed 20 lives.
Bengaluru-bound bus tragedy: Did 234 smartphones onboard intensify fire, killing 20 people in Andhra’s Kurnool?
A bus fire on Friday in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool resulted in the death of 20 individuals. It has now come to light that the bus was carrying 234 smartphones, the batteries of which burst during the fire, thus intensifying the blaze.
234 smartphones contributed to Kurnool bus fire tragedy: Forensic team
With the Bengaluru IT body urging a probe into the tragic Kurnool bus fire accident in Andhra Pradesh, recent developments in the case suggest that a shipment of 234 smartphones was inside the bus that exploded when the accident occurred. Forensic specialists claimed that the explosion from the phone batteries might have contributed to the force of the blast, NDTV reported. Worth Rs 46 lakh, the smartphones were being shipped as a package by a b…
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