India bus fire: Hundreds of smartphones intensified blaze

India bus fire: Hundreds of smartphones intensified blaze

The bus was carrying 234 smartphones that likely ruptured, exacerbating the fire, officials told local media.

Smartphones explosion may have aggravated Andhra bus fire: Police

Kurnool: The explosion of a consignment of 234 smartphones in the Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus that caught fire in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district, killing 19 passengers, may have aggravated the blaze, indicated the preliminary investigation by the Andhra Pradesh Police. The consignment of smartphones worth Rs 46 lakh belonged to a Hyderabad-based businessman and was to be delivered to a company in Bengaluru. Survivors told police that when flames …

Driver Fled As Fire Engulfed Andhra Bus; Smartphones Onboard Fueled Blaze, Say Officials - Goemkarponn

New Delhi: A devastating fire in a private sleeper bus in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district early Friday claimed 20 lives, including that of a motorcyclist hit moments before the blaze erupted. Police said the driver responsible for the collision fled the scene in panic instead of helping passengers trapped inside the burning vehicle. The air-conditioned sleeper coach was travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru with 43 passengers when it hit a mo…

Smartphones Explosion may have Aggravated Andhra Pradesh Bus Fire: Police

KURNOOL — The explosion of a consignment of 234 smartphones in the Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus that caught fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district, killing 19 passengers, may have aggravated the blaze, indicated the preliminary investigation by the Andhra Pradesh Police.  The consignment of smartphones worth Rs 46 lakh belonged to a Hyderabad-based businessman and was to be delivered to a company in Bengaluru. Survivors told police that when flame…

How 234 smartphones ignited blaze in Andhra bus fire tragedy

New Delhi: In a tragic scene, a Bengaluru-bound private bus caught fire, and at least 20 people died in the early hours on Friday, October 24. To take immediate action, the Andhra Pradesh government established a committee, comprising officials from revenue departments and transport authorities, to investigate the accident. The bus was travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru on October 23, and the bus had a capacity of 42 passengers, but it was c…