LAHORE: A fire erupted in a metro bus near Minar-e-Pakistan on Thursday morning as the driver jumped out from the bus to save his life.
As soon as the incident was reported, rescue teams rushed to the spot to put out the fire. The metro bus was severely damaged in the blaze, but no casualties were reported.
Rescue officials said that the cause of the fire was a short circuit. They said the bus was empty at the time of the incident and the driver’s life was saved after he jumped outside.
In October 2020, a similar incident occurred as a metro bus caught fire near Rehmanabad Metro Station but no casualty was reported in the incident.
Rescue spokesman Muhammad Usman had said that the fire erupted in a metro bus travelling from Rawalpindi to Islamabad but it was contained within minutes. He claimed that all passengers were safely rescued.
A senior official of Metro Bus Authority (MBA) had alleged that the buses were not being maintained and that could be the reason behind the incident.
He also said that the metro track from Saddar to Faizabad was also in a dilapidated condition for over a year no action was taken to start its renovation. He had warned that a major accident could take place if Punjab government does not release funds to start its renovation work.
