<p>Several passengers escaped unhurt after a civic transport bus caught fire in Nalasopara area of Palghar district on Friday afternoon, an official said, as per PTI.</p>
<p>The incident took place around 3.30 pm near Dhaniv Baug locality. Massive flames erupted in a bus that belonged to the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC), a fire official said, reported PTI.</p>
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<p>All passengers travelling in the bus jumped out in the nick of time after noticing the flames, he said.</p>
<p>Locals made a frantic attempt to put out the fire. However, firemen arrived at the scene and put out the blaze in about one hour, the official said.</p>
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<p>The bus was completely gutted in the blaze, the cause of which is yet to be ascertained, he added.</p>
<p>(with PTI inputs)</p><p>
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The incident took place around 3.30 pm near Dhaniv Baug locality

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