8 school buses destroyed

They were parked near DPS off Kanakapura Road

The parked buses that caught fire near Delhi Public School off Kanakapura Road in Bengaluru on Wednesday belonged to different schools.— Photo Bhagya Prakash K.

Eight school buses parked near the Delhi Public School campus on Kanakapura Road were gutted in an accidental fire on Wednesday evening.

According to the Fire and Emergency Services Department officials, the control room received a call around 7 p.m. Immediately, three fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Officials are yet to ascertain the cause of the mishap.

A security guard deputed on the premises informed the fire control room. It took nearly 40 minutes to extinguish the fire. No one from the school has come forward to lodge a complaint.

DPS chairperson Mansoor Ali Khan said that over 70 buses were parked in a vacant plot next to the school ground. “Two of our buses were gutted while the other buses belonged to other schools. Locals and the security guard noticed the fire and informed the Fire and Emergency Services Department,” he said.

The Kumaraswamy Layout police are investigating.