Kurnool (PTI): A day after 19 passengers were charred to death in a fire in a private bus here, the Andhra Pradesh Police on Saturday said the explosion of two 12 KV batteries contributed more to the blaze than the two-wheeler's fuel tank.

The two-wheeler was dragged forward underneath the bus, leading to the bursting of its fuel tank and subsequent ignition of the fire.

The driver of the bus and the additional driver have been taken into custody by the police, although they hold the former culpable.

The DNA profiling of the charred bodies was underway to establish their identities and the process may take be completed by Monday, a district official said.

In the wee hours of Friday, the sleeper bus from Hyderabad to Bengaluru ran over a two-wheeler, which had already met with an accide

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