234 mobile phones of Rs 46 lakh destroyed 'Kurnool Bus Fire'

A total of 234 expensive smartphones were gutted in a fire on the Vemuri Kaveri Travels bus, which caught fire in Kurnool on Friday.

As per reports, Manganath, a businessman from Hyderabad, had sent the mobile phone boxes worth nearly Rs 46 lakh as a parcel in the bus. These phones were supposed to reach Flipkart’s Bengaluru warehouse, from where they would have been distributed to



customers.

Upon learning about the accident, Manganath rushed from Hyderabad to the accident site and was deeply distressed.

Forensic experts said that the explosion of the mobile batteries could have been one of the reasons for the intensification of the fire. Eyewitnesses also stated that they heard explosive sounds as the phone batteries burst in the flames.