Moving car catches fire in Hyderabad, passengers escape safely

A moving car caught fire on Monday night. No casualties were reported, as the driver and passengers managed to escape on spotting flames emanating from the engine.

As per available information, the incident occurred when the car was proceeding from Gachibowli towards Madhapur. A short circuit in the engine is suspected to have caused the fire,



which eventually gutted the car.

While a fire engine rushed to the spot and doused the flames immediately, the incident triggered mild panic in the motorists passing by the route.

The traffic police reached the spot and removed the vehicle from the road and made way for other vehicles. The Gachibowli police are investigating.