Bhubaneswar, 14 March (H.S.):

A fire broke out at a ticket counter at Baramunda Bus Stand in Bhubaneswar on Friday morning after a battery exploded. The incident occurred at a counter handling ticket bookings for Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, and Vijayawada. The explosion caused significant damage to computers and other equipment at the counter.

“There was a battery inside the ticket counter that exploded, causing the fire. Although we were able to extinguish the flames quickly, the blast damaged our computers,” a staff member said.

Thankfully, no injuries were reported in the incident. Fire Services personnel arrived promptly at the scene and managed to bring the situation under control.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Monalisa Panda