Latur, Mar 12 (PTI) A Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus caught fire in Nilanga stand in Latur on Thursday evening while being filled with diesel, leaving a fuel operator seriously injured, a police official said.
The incident took place at 8pm, he added.
“The bus was completely gutted. The blaze started after a sudden spark during the refuelling process. Fuel operator Baswaraj Mathpati sustained severe burn injuries. He has been admitted to the district hospital in a critical condition,” he said.
The fire could have caused a major tragedy as there were fuel tanks nearby but timely intervention by firefighters, who were alerted by local corporator Ishwar Patil, defused the situation, the official added.
A probe has begun to determine the cause of the fire, he said. PTI COR BNM
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