New Delhi, March 5 An electric bus belonging to the Delhi Transport Corporation caught fire near a hospital on the Mehrauli-Badarpur Road in south Delhi on Thursday afternoon, officials of the Delhi Fire Services said.
All passengers were safely evacuated in time, with no injuries reported, they added.
According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), a call regarding the fire was received at 12:57 pm, following which fire tenders were dispatched to the location.
The bus, operating on route number 544 from R K Puram to Badarpur Border, was completely engulfed in flames, it said.
The firefighters reached the spot and successfully extinguished the flames, the officials said.
