A private bus caught fire on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada national highway in Telangana's Nalgonda district early Tuesday, according to the police.

Fortunately, none of the 29 passengers were injured during the incident, which occurred in Chityal mandal at around 1.45 AM. The bus was en route to Kandukur in Andhra Pradesh from Hyderabad.

The driver noticed smoke coming from the engine and promptly stopped the vehicle, instructing passengers to disembark. Moments after they exited, the bus was enveloped in flames, reported Nalgonda District Superintendent of Police, Sharath Chandra Pawar.

Police teams responded swiftly, and two fire tenders were deployed to extinguish the blaze. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

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