Overview
- A fire broke out among parked buses at Bhopal’s Inter‑State Bus Terminal on Sunday evening and spread to several vehicles operated mainly by Verma Travels.
- Fire crews deployed multiple tenders and water bowsers and brought the blaze under control in about an hour with no reported injuries.
- Early official accounts differ on the toll: PTI‑quoted fire officers said seven buses were damaged with four completely gutted while local reporting and eyewitnesses put the number at eight with five gutted and three partly damaged.
- Verma Travels’ operator gave a preliminary loss estimate of about Rs 4–5 crore and terminals staff evacuated nearby vehicles and moved parked buses to prevent further spread.
- Police are reviewing CCTV footage and probing both a possible short circuit and the chance of deliberate action, a determination that will shape insurance claims, liability and future safety checks at the terminal.