Tyre burst triggers bus fire in Andhra; Odisha MLA among passengers

2026-03-21 - 05:09

A private bus en route from Bhubaneswar to Nabarangpur caught fire near Ramabhadrapuram in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday morning, reportedly due to a rear tyre burst. All 37 passengers, including Chitrakonda MLA Mangu Khillo, evacuated safely before the bus was completely gutted. Fire services personnel extinguished the blaze.