Jaipur (Rajasthan): A deadly fire engulfed a moving AC sleeper bus on the Jaisalmer-Jodhpur highway on Tuesday afternoon, trapping passengers inside when the door automatically locked. Smoke and flames spread quickly, forcing many to break windows to escape. Rescue efforts were delayed for nearly 50 minutes until the Army arrived with a JCB to break the gate and evacuate survivors.

Kastur Singh, a local liquor shop owner from Thiyat village and one of the first at the scene, described the horror. “I saw 16 people being pulled out of the bus, while others inside had already died. The victims ranged from an eight-year-old child to a 79-year-old,” he said.

The incident occurred around 3:30 pm on Tuesday when the bus, carrying 57 passengers, caught fire. Flames spread rapidly, prompting pas

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