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UP: 5 killed, 10 injured as bus catches fire, 3 engineers suspended

UP: 5 killed, 10 injured as bus catches fire, 3 engineers suspended

Ghazipur/Lucknow, Mar 11 (UNI) Five persons were killed and 10 others injured when a bus caught fire after it came into contact with a high-tension power line in the Mardah area of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, police sources said here.
Taking cognizance of the incident, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed the local officials to rush to the hospital and ensure free treatment of the injured. He announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of those killed in the mishap and financial assistance of Rs 50,000 to the seriously injured.
Meanwhile, cracking the whip Energy Minister AK Sharma has suspended three engineers and terminated services of a lineman on charges of laxity. He also visited Ghazipur and Mau and met the affected families.

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