Cluster bus catches fire in Delhi's Jagatpuri; no casualties

A low-floor cluster bus ferrying around 50 passengers was completely destroyed.after it caught fire in east Delhi's Jagatpuri area on Thursday, officials said.They said no passengers were injured.

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The Delhi Integrated MultiModal Transit System Limited (DIMTS) monitors and manages cluster buses.

An inquiry has been ordered, transport department officials said, adding that the bus will be examined by the manufacturer to determine what caused the fire.

"This bus was just fourand-a-half years old. It is a matter of concern that a relatively new bus caught fire. The fire started from the back portion and despite efforts by the driver and the conductor to extinguish it, it spread," an official said.

Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said old buses have seen fire incidents in summers but the bus that caught fire in Jagatpuri was around four years old.

"We will get to the bottom of the fire incidents in such buses. We will surely come down heavily if any negligence is found," he said.