‘People Were Burning Inside, But We Couldn’t Reach Them’: Eyewitnesses Recall Children, Elders Trapped In Jaisalmer-Jodhpur Bus Blaze
A deadly fire engulfed a moving AC sleeper bus on the Jaisalmer-Jodhpur highway on Tuesday afternoon, trapping passengers inside when the door automatically locked. Smoke and flames spread quickly, forcing many to break windows to escape. Rescue efforts were delayed for nearly 50 minutes until the Army arrived with a JCB to break the gate and evacuate survivors.
Oct 15, 2025, 04:41 AM IST
20 Killed As Bus Catches Fire Near Thaiyat Village On Jaisalmer-Jodhpur Highway
The fire broke out at approximately 3:30 p.m., rapidly engulfing the entire vehicle and leaving passengers with little time to react. Eyewitnesses described harrowing scenes of people leaping from the moving bus in a desperate attempt to escape the flames.
Oct 14, 2025, 17:53 PM IST