The blaze erupted from the engine compartment of the Thane Municipal Transport (TMT) bus, prompting the bus driver to raise an alarm and evacuate all people on board to safety, said officials.
hief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday expressed grief over the deaths of 26 passengers in a bus fire incident that took place in Maharashtra's Buldhana district and described it as "unfortunate, sad and heart-wrenching".
A total of 25 people, including three children died while eight people sustained injuries after a bus travelling from Maharashtra's Yavatmal to Pune caught fire in Buldhana on the Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway.
The bus was travelling between on Barsur-Palli Marg when about 20-25 Naxalites set it on fire. The incident took place in the jurisdiction of the Malewahi police station. Dantewada Police confirmed that all passengers are safe.
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde condoled the loss of lives in the accident in which a bus collided with a truck and caught fire in Nashik city in the early hours of Saturday.
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], October 8 (ANI): At least eleven people are feared dead, including one minor, after a bus caught fire in Maharashtra's Nashik on Friday night, said the city police.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 4 (ANI): Four passengers were injured after a bus caught fire near the Baramunda bus stand in Bhubaneswar on Monday.
Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 13 (ANI): At least four people were killed while 22 others injured after a local bus from Katra to Jammu caught fire near Kharmal here on Friday.