Delhi: Bus helper dies after vehicle catches fire, investigation underway

A tragic incident occurred in the Vikaspuri area of West Delhi where a bus helper was burnt alive after a massive fire broke out inside a parked busThe deceased has been identified as Sunil 25 who was reportedly sleeping inside the bus when the fire eruptedAccording to initial information from the spot Sunil had lit an incense stick inside the bus to repel mosquitoes It is suspected that the fire may have started from the incense stick and gradually spread across the vehicleAn official said the Delhi Fire Service DFS received a call about the fire at around 1235 am on Monday Soon after fire tenders were rushed to the spotThe incident came to light when people in the vicinity noticed thick smoke and flames coming out of the bus A video that has surfaced on social media shows the entire bus engulfed in flames with fire spreading rapidly across the vehicleDue to the intensity of the blaze Sunil allegedly did not get any chance to escape and remained trapped inside Local residents immediately informed the police and the fire departmentFirefighters reached the scene and after considerable effort managed to bring the flames under control Once the fire was extinguished Sunilrsquos charred body was found inside the bus The body was recovered and sent to a hospital for postmortem examinationPolice said the bus involved in the incident was a private vehicle bearing a Haryana registration number It was reportedly a new bus and had been on the road for only about 28 days The incident has also come as a shock to the bus owner as the vehicle was brand newAuthorities have initiated an investigation into the incident to determine the exact cause of the fire Police are examining whether the blaze was caused solely by the incense stick or if there was any other technical fault including possible electrical shortcircuiting or fuelrelated issuesFurther details are awaited as the investigation continuesEarlier on February 6 a fire broke out at an NDMCadministered ground near the Safdarjung airport the Delhi Fire Service saidIn another major firerelated tragedy on January 7 a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation DMRC employee his wife and their nineyearold daughter were charred to death in a fire at a DMRCallotted flat at Metro Apartments in Mukundpur northwest DelhiThe deceased in that incident were identified as Ajay Vimal 44 an Assistant Section Engineer posted at Barakhamba metro station his wife Neelam Vimal 43 and their daughter Jahnavi Ajay a native of Uttar Pradesh had joined the DMRC in 2006 and shifted to the Mukundpur flat in 2016This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever