Bus gutted in fire sparked by blast during repair

FAISALABAD:

A bus was destroyed by fire after its AC compressor exploded during repair at a parking lot.

A man suffered burn injuries in the incident and was shifted to a hospital. Police registered a case against the bus owner and the station manager and started searching for them. The bus of a company was parked in the parking lot near Rajba Road Railway Station and was being repaired when the AC compressor exploded while gas was being refilled in it.

A fire broke out because of the explosion and the flames engulfed the vehicle.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 14^th, 2020.