A biscuit-laden container truck caught fire near Dumka’s Kushchira Bypass after striking a high-tension wire. The driver and helper sustained minor burns as the cabin was destroyed. Firefighters battled the blaze, which originated from a Chhattisgarh to West Bengal journey. The incident caused significant disruption.
Dumka: A container truck, laden with biscuits, went up in flames after touching an overhead high-tension wire near Kushchira Bypass under Gopikandar police station limits on Monday. The truck’s driver Kishore Kumar and his helper Alam escaped with minor burn injuries as the cabin was completely gutted. The container was travelling from Raipur in Chhattisgarh to Siliguri in West Bengal. Two fire tenders and a water tanker controlled the blaze.
