Bus gutted in fire mishap in Budgam’s Khag

SRINAGAR — A Jammu & Kashmir Road Transport Corporation bus has been gutted in a fire mishap in Khag area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said.

According to the reports of news agency KDC, SRTC bus bearing registration number JK0IY-0848, parked at Shunglipora Khag, suddenly caught fire and the bus (made of fiber) was gutted completely in this mishap on Monday at around 7:00 AM.

A police officer confirmed the incident and said the cause of the fire is yet to be known; however, a case under relevant sections of law is being registered in this regard and further investigation is on to get to the bottom of the cause of the fire.