Five injured in bus fuel tank blast in Jalandhar

Jalandhar, Apr 28: At least five passengers were injured when the bus in which they were travelling caught fire after an explosion in its fuel tank at the city bus stand this afternoon.

According to police, a Nangal depot bus which was leaving the bus stand for Nangal around 1615 hours caught fire with a loud bang.

The police said the explosion occurred due to leakage in the fuel tank.

Most of the passengers managed to alight from the bus.

Five injured passengers were rushed to the hospital, the police added.

UNI