School bus catches fire, students escape unhurt

New Delhi: As many as 33 students had a narrow escape after their school bus caught fire near Naraina today, a Delhi fire services (DFS) official said.

A call was received at 10.10 am about the fire in the school bus and three fire tenders were rushed to the spot, the official said.

However, before the arrival of fire services personnel locals rescued the children on the bus, the DFS official said, adding no injuries were reported and the fire was doused by 11.20 am.