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BHUBANESWAR: A private bus travelling from Bhubaneswar to Nabarangpur caught fire near Ramabhadrapuram in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday morning, reportedly after a rear tyre burst.According to sources, all 37 passengers on board managed to evacuate safely, averting a major tragedy.However, the bus was completely gutted in the fire within a short span of time.ID@undefinedCaption not available.It is learnt that Chitrakonda MLA Mangu Khillo was also travelling on the bus and is safe.“Today, while I was travelling from Rasulgarh bus stand in Bhubaneswar to Malkangiri in a passenger bus named Neelakantheswar (Orange Bus), the bus caught fire near Ramabhadrapuram in Andhra Pradesh at around 3 am. The bus was completely gutted in the blaze. Fortunately, we managed to evacuate all the passengers and move them to a safe place. Later, all the passengers were shifted to another bus, Asian Smile,” MLA Mangu Khillo said.Fire services personnel rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.