Hyderabad: Moving car catches fire near Telangana Assembly

Hyderabad: A moving car caught fire at the Telangana Legislative Assembly in Nampally on Saturday afternoon. The driver and passengers managed to escape on seeing flames from the engine.

None were hurt in the incident and a short circuit in the engine is suspected to have caused the fire.

The incident occurred when the car was proceeding from Begum Bazaar towards Lakdi-ka-Pul. The alert driver who noticed flames from the engine stopped it.

Motorists passing by alerted the fire department and the police, following which fire department officials rushed to the spot and doused the fire immediately.

The incident led to traffic congestion on the busy road. The traffic police have moved the vehicle from the road and cleared the traffic.

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