A BRTC double-decker bus caught fire at Kuril Bishwa Road in the capital. Two fire service units rushed to the scene and are trying to bring the fire under control.
Fire Service control room duty officer Rashed bin Khalid said they received the report about the fire in the BRTC bus at the Kuril Bishwa Road area at around 1:40 pm on Friday (November 8).
He also said two units from Kurmitola Fire Station were dispatched to the spot.
Initially, the cause of the fire was not known, and whether there was any casualty in the bus – that information is not yet available, said Rashed bin Khalid.