Jangaon: Two escape as car catches fire on Warangal-Hyderabad highway

Jangaon: Two persons travelling in a car had a lucky escape as the vehicle caught fire on Warangal-Hyderabad National Highway at Station Ghanpur in the district during evening hours on Thursday.

It was said that smoke suddenly started coming out from the car’s engine when the passengers in the car were going from Hanamkonda to Mallannagandi. Noticing this, the driver acted promptly and pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road.

Both occupants managed to get out immediately. Shortly thereafter, a diesel leak was said to have ignited a fire, which rapidly spread and the car was completely consumed by the flames. Upon receiving the alert, fire personnel rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.