A bus carrying Amarnath pilgrims today caught fire at Lakhanpur in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Lakhanpur is a gateway to the state of Jammu and Kashmir on Punjab-J&K border.
“Due to a short circuit in the battery of the bus, it caught fire,” police here said.
They said that the bus ferrying Amarnath pilgrims was coming from Ganganagar and was on way to Jammu.
“Police and locals acted swiftly and doused the flames thus preventing major tragedy,” they said.
“The snag was repaired and the yatries left for Jammu base camp in the same bus,” police added.