Man charred to death as mini-bus catches fire
January 16th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) A 47-year-old man was charred to death and two others were injured here Sunday afternoon after a mini-bus in which they were travelling caught fire due to a suspected CNG (compressed natural gas) leak, police said.The incident took place near Metro station in in west Delhi’s Dwarka Sector 9 around 12.45 p.m.
“The mini-bus (DL 1 BA 1247) was heading towards Dwarka after filling CNG from a station on the Dwarka-Gurgaon road. As the van reached Dwarka Sector 9 Metro station, it caught fire,” said a police officer.
Raj Kumar was killed as he got stuck in a window while trying to escape from the vehicle in flames. Rakesh, 26, and Ajit, 24, managed to flee but suffered 45-47 percent burn injuries, said the officer.
The owner-cum-driver of the mini-bus Vipin Kashmiri managed to jump off the vehicle when it caught fire. He is absconding.
The victims were Vipin’s friends who had accompanied him to the CNG station in the empty mini-bus, police said.
A fire brigade official said they received a call and rushed fire tenders to the spot.
It seems CNG leakage led to the incident, the police official said.
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