Over-Speeding, Poor Visibility, Fuel Leakage Lead to Kurnool Bus Fire Incident: Officials
Hyderabad: According to the Andhra Pradesh Fire Services department, preliminary analysis of the Kurnool fire accident showed that excessive speed, poor visibility and fuel leakage led to the fire and the fire spread rapidly due to non-fire retardant interior materials and inadequate emergency exits on the vehicle.
An analysis of the incident after completion of the fire accident revealed that the main cause of the fire was a collision between a large, multi-axle sleeper bus and a two-wheeler; possibly due to poor visibility, excessive speed or driver negligence.
P Venkata Ramana, Director General, Andhra Pradesh Fire Services Department, said that the fact that the two-wheeler coming in the opposite direction was stuck under the bus and dragged showed that there was no underbody protection or front underbody protection.
The second reason is the ignition of fuel leakage from the motorcycle due to sparks or friction heat, resulting in a fire that engulfs the passenger compartment. Sleeper buses have higher fuel loads, closed interiors and limited exit points; This leads to rapid spread of fire and high deaths.
Other contributing factors include inadequate fire suppression system and non-fire retardant interior materials, as well as lack of emergency exits or obstruction of exit windows, as well as poor alertness or fatigue of the driver during night hours.
Lack of roadside monitoring and poor two-wheeler discipline on highways were also reasons for the incident. The ministry is assisting the police in conducting a comprehensive investigation into the incident. After examining the scene, the teams conducted an investigation into the incident.
In fact, firefighters from Kurnool fire station were the first responders to the scene. He arrived at the scene around 03:00 at night and intervened in the fire.
