Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Tuesday escaped a fire incident after his shawl caught fire while lighting a lamp at an event Palakkad, but it was quickly extinguished.
According to the official sources, the shawl worn by Khan caught fire while lighting a lamp at a public event.
Sources said that as the Governor bent to light a lamp at the event -- the conclusion of the 'shatabdi' of the Sabari Ashram -- the end of his shawl caught fire.
"It was quickly extinguished on the spot. No one was injured," sources said.
Fire erupts in moving BEST bus in Mumbai
In another fire incident, a moving BEST bus caught fire in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai on Monday. "There is no report of any injury to passengers," an official said.
The incident occurred at Gandhi Nagar junction in eastern Mumbai at 1.50 pm, following which city traffic police alerted emergency services. The blaze was extinguished within 20 minutes by Fire Brigade personnel, he said.
(With PTI inputs)
