Nine buses parked at Khadgarha bus stand located in KantaToli of Lower Bazar police station area were set on fire on Thursday. This incident was allegedly orchestrated by a 15 year old minor boy. The boy had set fire to the parked buses with the help of spray of spirit and lighter. The police have arrested the minor boy, and are interrogating him. Police have recovered a spray and lighter from the minor.
In the police interrogation, the minor has informed that he first sprayed near the tank of the bus and then set it on fire with a lighter because of this the fire started spreading rapidly. The minor is a resident of Namkum area of Ranchi. He was working as a porter at Khadgarha bus stand for the last few days. During this time he was fired from the job. Angered by this, he set the buses on fire.
On Thursday around 1 o'clock in the afternoon five buses caught fire. The flames were so terrible that all the buses were burnt to ashes in no time. Due to this, there was a stampede in the entire Kantatoli bus stand. After which its information was given to the fire department. Two vehicles of the fire department tried to extinguish the fire after reaching the spot. The reasons for the fire in the buses are yet to be ascertained. With the help of the local people and the fire brigade, the fire was brought under control after a lot of effort.
At the moment, it is not known how the fire started. But, there is a possibility of some conspiracy behind this. However, no statement has come from the police in this regard yet. The loss of life and property in this accident has not been confirmed yet.
The buses parked at Khadgarha bus stand that caught fire are those of Nishant Travels, Maa Bhavani Travels, Radheshyam and LD Motors.