One of the most shocking road accidents in India in recent memory occurred on Friday, when 20 people died after a bus travelling from Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool to Bengaluru struck a bike and went up in flames.

While investigations into the incident are underway, a report has surfaced that the bus was carrying a consignment of 234 smartphones to Bengaluru , and forensic experts are now suggesting that this could have resulted in a more intense fire than what would have happened otherwise.

Experts believe the exploding batteries of the smartphones worsened the blaze. Also Read | What caused Bengaluru-bound bus fire in Kurnool that burned at least 20 alive?

The publication also spoke to the director-general of the Andhra Pradesh Fire Services Department, who revealed that besides t

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