Hyderabad: 2 cars catch fire, lucky escape for passengers

Hyderabad: Two cars, one in the city and another in Mahbubnagar district, caught fire on Friday and passengers had a lucky escape. In the first incident, Mr  Sravan and another person were traveling from Hyderabad to Mahbubnagar in a car. On reaching Balanagar, the car caught fire. Both got down after smoke was seen in the engine. The car was gutted in seconds. 

Police registered a case. In another incident a Maruti 800 caught fire at A.S. Rao Nagar junction due to leakage of LPG. A water tanker came handy and locals assisted the car owner in controlling fire.