Archive · 21 Sep 2026
45 Passengers Escape Unhurt After Private Bus Catches Fire
A bus carrying 45 people caught fire during a trip on Sunday night.
The bus was traveling from Palasa to Hyderabad.
The driver saw smoke coming from the engine and stopped the bus.
He woke and warned passengers who were mostly sleeping.
Everyone got off before the fire spread through the engine.
The driver used fire extinguishers to help control the fire.
Police arrived and arranged other buses so the passengers could continue their journey.
Nobody was hurt, and police are investigating what happened.
A private bus carrying 45 passengers caught fire near Paillapadu around midnight on Sunday.
The Shree Manikanta Travels bus was traveling from Palasa to Hyderabad.
Driver K. Narayana Swamy noticed smoke from the engine and stopped the bus.
The driver alerted passengers, helped them evacuate, and used onboard extinguishers to control the fire.
Konijerla police arranged other buses for the passengers; no injuries were reported and an investigation is underway.
- Who
- Forty-five passengers, driver K. Narayana Swamy, Shree Manikanta Travels, and Konijerla police were involved.
- What
- A private passenger bus caught fire after smoke emerged from its engine; all passengers escaped unhurt.
- When
- Around midnight on Sunday night.
- Where
- At Paillapadu in Konijerla mandal of Khammam district.
- Why
- The fire began after smoke was noticed coming from the bus engine; the exact cause was not stated and police are investigating.
- Passengers
- 45
- Operator
- Shree Manikanta Travels
- Route
- Palasa, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, to Hyderabad
- Location
- Paillapadu, Konijerla mandal, Khammam district
- Time
- Around midnight on Sunday
- Injuries
- None reported
- Response
- The driver used onboard fire extinguishers, and police arranged other buses