An intercity state transport bus caught fire on Vadodara-Ahmedabad Expressway on Monday afternoon. About 29 passengers were travelling in the bus but all of them exited safely. Fire officials said that the incident occurred at about 1.15 pm.

“The bus was on its way from Vadodara to Ahmedabad when it suddenly caught fire near Ajod village that is about 5km from Vadodara toll booth. We got a call at about 1.20 pm following which a fire van was rushed to the spot,” said Raghuvirsinh Jhala, fire officer.

The firemen doused the flames within about half-an-hour. Fire officials suspect that spark in the wiring inside the bus may have caused the fire. Traffic on the expressway came to a halt for a short time as many gathered at the spot after smoke began billowing out of the bus.

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