Truck catches fire on NH-65, goods worth Rs 1 crore reduced to ashes

Yadadri-Bhongir: A DCM truck, which was carrying parcels of an online store, was gutted in fire on National Highway-65 at Dandumalkapur of Choutuppal mandal in the district on early hours of Tuesday. According to the police, a DCM truck, which was going to Vijayawada from Hyderabad, was caught fire when it reached Dandumalkapur. The driver […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: A DCM truck, which was carrying parcels of an online store, was gutted in fire on National Highway-65 at Dandumalkapur of Choutuppal mandal in the district on early hours of Tuesday.

According to the police, a DCM truck, which was going to Vijayawada from Hyderabad, was caught fire when it reached Dandumalkapur.

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The driver has abandoned the vehicle after noticing that the vehicle was caught fire. Upon receiving an emergency call, a fire tender was rushed to the spot and the fire was doused. No one was injured in the incident.

However, goods estimated to be worth around Rs 1 crore were reduced to ashes in the incident. It is suspected that a spark in the vehicle battery might have resulted in the fire accident. However, the police initiated an investigation into the incident.