A shocking twist has emerged in the Kurnool bus fire tragedy that claimed 19 lives. Forensic experts now believe that exploding smartphone batteries may have intensified the blaze.

234 Realme Phones Found Inside the Bus

Investigators found a consignment of 234 Realme smartphones inside the bus. The phones, worth Rs 46 lakh, were being transported from Hyderabad to Bengaluru. A businessman named Manganath had shipped them to Flipkart’s Bengaluru warehouse for distribution.

Eyewitnesses told officials they heard several explosions during the fire. Experts suspect the sounds came from the lithium batteries inside the smartphones as they caught fire.

Experts Suspect Batteries Intensified the Blaze

P. Venkataraman, Director-General of Andhra Pradesh Fire Services, said the fire became more

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