Archive · 29 Nov 2025
Bus catches fire in Kanpur
A bus traveling from Delhi to Varanasi caught fire in Kanpur.
The fire started from the luggage on the roof and quickly spread, causing panic among the passengers.
Two police constables, Sahil Khan and Pushpendra, rushed into the burning bus to rescue the passengers.
They helped everyone escape safely, and no one was hurt.
The constables said that if they had arrived even two minutes later, many lives could have been lost.
The police are now investigating the incident to find out what caused the fire.
A sleeper bus traveling from Delhi to Varanasi caught fire in Kanpur.
The fire started from luggage on the roof and spread rapidly.
Two police constables, Sahil Khan and Pushpendra, rescued all 38 passengers.
No injuries were reported, and the passengers were evacuated safely.
The constables said that a delay of even two minutes could have resulted in loss of lives.
- Who
- Passengers of the bus and constables Sahil Khan and Pushpendra
- What
- A sleeper bus caught fire
- When
- Early morning on Friday
- Where
- Ramadevi Chauraha on National Highway-19, Kanpur
- Why
- Fire started from luggage on the roof
- Location
- Ramadevi Chauraha on National Highway-19, Kanpur
- Vehicles Involved
- Sleeper bus
- Passengers
- 38
- Casualties
- None reported
- Cause
- Fire started from luggage on the roof
- Rescuers
- Constables Sahil Khan and Pushpendra