# KSRTC bus catches fire in Karnataka, 32 passengers safe 2026-08-16T23:07:39+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A KSRTC bus caught fire near Melya village in Gauribidanuru taluk, Chikkaballapur district, around 4pm on Saturday. The bus was travelling from Gauribidanuru to Madipadugu village with 32 passengers on board. No injuries were reported. Divisional controller Siddalingesh said the driver noticed a spark in the engine starter and immediately alerted passengers. The driver and conductor helped elderly passengers and children evacuate. Though the bus had a fire extinguisher, the crew could not use it as they were busy evacuating people. A portion of the bus was gutted. Repairs are planned, and the bus is expected to return to service within a week, Siddalingesh said. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Chikkaballapur, Gauribidanuru, KSRTC, Siddalingesh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ksrtc-bus-catches-fire-in-karnataka-32-passengers-safe/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ksrtc-bus-catches-fire-in-karnataka-32-passengers-safe/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/