A private travel bus carrying 38 passengers caught fire near the Karmanghat Hanuman Temple in Hyderabad in the early hours of Thursday, with all passengers reported safe and no casualties recorded.
The bus was travelling towards Srisailam when the incident occurred, according to information attributed to a fire official by ANI. The Hyderabad Fire Department received the emergency call at around 2:15 am.
A fire official said the moving private bus caught fire near the temple. The passengers were able to leave the vehicle safely, and no injuries or deaths were reported in the information available about the incident.
The blaze affected a passenger vehicle operating on an intercity route from Hyderabad towards Srisailam. The incident occurred during the early morning hours, when the bus was in motion near Karmanghat in the city.
The fire is suspected to have been caused by an electrical short circuit, although the available report does not state that a final determination has been made. The suspected cause remains subject to the findings of the authorities handling the incident.
Private travel buses operating from Hyderabad serve passengers travelling to destinations within Telangana and neighbouring regions. A fire involving a moving passenger vehicle can require rapid evacuation, particularly when it occurs during overnight or early-morning travel. In this case, the report said all 38 passengers were safe.
The incident also brought the role of emergency response services into focus. The fire department received the call shortly after 2 am, allowing the emergency to be reported to authorities while the bus was near the Karmanghat Hanuman Temple. No further operational details, including the extent of damage to the vehicle or whether the journey continued, were provided in the available report.
The report did not provide information on the bus operator, registration number, the precise location of the vehicle after the fire, or any inspection or enforcement action. It also did not state whether any passenger required medical attention. Further details would have to come from the fire department, police or transport authorities.
The immediate confirmed outcome was that the bus fire resulted in no reported casualties among the 38 passengers. The suspected electrical short circuit and any subsequent official findings remain the next relevant details in the incident.
