The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Narayanganj

Ten persons were injured when a AC bus plying on the Dhaka-Narayanganj road caught fire at Chashara in the district on Tuesday afternoon.

According to passenger and traffic police sources, the Narayanganj-bound bus from Dhaka stopped when its passengers started a hue and cry to get down as flames were coming out of the CNG driven engine.

The panic-stricken passengers sustained injuries as they jumped out through the windowpanes on the road to save their lives.

Traffic police and passers-by had extinguished the fire immediately before the fire service reached the place.

The excessive heat of the CNG gas cylinder was the cause of the fire, traffic police said. The bus was partially damaged in the rear side. The injured passengers were locally treated.