AC bus catches fire in Mohakhali

A parked air-conditioned bus caught fire near the Mohakhali Bus Terminal in the capital on Thursday, with firefighters quickly bringing the blaze under control.

The bus belonging to 'Prime Paribahan' was parked beside the terminal when the fire broke out, said Anwarul Islam, an official at the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room.

Two firefighting units rushed to the scene and extinguished the fire shortly after it started, he said.

No casualties have been reported so far, and the cause of the fire was not immediately known, the official added.