RAWALPINDI: A metro bus caught fire at Rehmanabad station on Thursday after its engine reportedly overheated. The bus was burnt but the passengers and driver remained unhurt.

Thick clouds of black smoke could be seen from a long distance as fire tenders were seen rushing towards the scene.

According to sources, the fire erupted in the engine and spread to the whole bus. An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the fire.

The metro service was suspended on Murree Road after the incident though it remained operational from the IJP Road station to Islamabad Secretariat.

Meanwhile, a young man died after suffering an electric shock in his house in Gulshanabad on Thursday.

Rescue 1122 said Zahiruddin, 23, was critically injured after he suffered an electric shock. The emergency service staff reached the house but the victim died before being shifted to hospital.

Published in Dawn, August 5th, 2022