Electric microbus catches fire in Bardiya, no casualties reported
Summary
An electric microbus caught fire in Bardiya district while traveling from Kohalpur to Kailali on Sunday morning, but the driver and an assistant escaped unharmed. Documents and Rs42,000 in cash inside the vehicle were destroyed before firefighters brought the blaze under control.
Key Points
- An electric microbus caught fire at around 6:45am in Ramtapur, ward 7 of Bardiya Municipality.
- The vehicle was traveling from Kohalpur, Banke to Kailali when the fire broke out.
- Driver Narendra Negi and an assistant escaped unharmed, and no casualties were reported.
- Documents and Rs42,000 in cash inside the microbus were destroyed before the fire was controlled with a fire engine from Thakurbaba Municipality.
