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Man Charred To Death After Bus Catches Fire In Delhi's Vikas Puri

A charred body of a man was found in the bus in Vikas Puri in New Delhi. He was later identified as the bus helper.

New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): One man was found charred after a bus caught fire in New Delhi's Vikas Puri, Delhi Fire Services said.
 
According to Delhi Fire Services, the department received a fire call was received that a bus had caught fire at 1:50 AM on Monday, and a charred body of a man was found in the bus in Vikas Puri. The deceased, Sunil Sharma, was a bus helper.
 
Further details on the incident are awaited.
 
In a separate incident, at least four people sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder blast in a house in Delhi's Mongolpuri area, the fire department said on Sunday.
 
According to the fire department, they received information about the house blast around 01:00 pm.

Soon after the incident, the injured were taken to a nearby hospital for further treatment. "Three to four people sustained burn injuries due to the blast. The injured have been taken to a nearby hospital. The fire has now been brought under control," the fire department said.
 
Police responded quickly with fire tenders to extinguish the blast-related fire. 

(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)

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