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Delivery executive kicks open a jammed door and 35 passengers escape a Palakkad bus fire

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A private bus caught fire near Ottapalam, Kerala, with about 35 people inside. A delivery executive kicked open the jammed door and everyone got out safely.

Key Lessons

  • A delivery executive kicked open the jammed front door, and that let the passengers get out.
  • Local auto drivers and shopkeepers helped too, and all the passengers escaped without injury.
  • General guidance: if the main door is jammed, use the emergency exit or break a window, and get out at once without your luggage.
  • General guidance: move well away from the burning bus, keep others back and call 101 or 112.

What Happened

A private bus caught fire mid-journey on the Palakkad-Guruvayur route near Ottapalam, Kerala, with around 35 passengers inside. A delivery executive kicked open the jammed front door, and local auto drivers and shopkeepers quickly helped, so all the passengers escaped safely, says NEWS9 Live. The fire, caused by a ruptured diesel pipe according to the description, destroyed the bus, but no one was injured.

Tags:Bus fireEvacuationKeralaBystander action

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