<p>A couple was injured today in an explosion in a private bus at Bhuna in Fatehabad district, the second such incident in Haryana in two weeks.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The explosion took place at around 11 AM near Bhuna when the vehicle was on its way from Jakhal to Fatehabad, following which panic-stricken passengers jumped off to save themselves.<br /><br />"Two persons including a woman have been injured in the explosion," Fatehabad SP, O P Narwal said, adding that they have been taken to Fatehabad hospital. They have been identified as Bhagirath Luhar and his wife Raj Bala of Kanoh village near here.<br />He said forensic experts have been summoned to the spot.<br /><br />The incident comes two weeks after a low-intensity blast took place in a state-run bus near Pipli in Kurukshetra, leaving 12 passengers injured.<br /><br />Asked if today's explosion bore any similarity to the earlier incident, Narwal said, "At this stage, we cannot comment on that. Investigations are on."<br /><br />He, however, said according to preliminary accounts gathered from the spot, it appeared some passenger was carrying a chemical powder which caught fire either because of smoking or some other reason.<br /><br />"It could be possible that some farmer was carrying the chemical powder, which is used in agricultural fields to scare away birds by causing an explosion," Narwal said.<br /><br />The SP said no passenger had come forward to claim the chemical substance yet.<br />The private bus, belonging to Bhuna Friends Cooperative society, left from Jakhal at 10 AM for Fatehabad.<br /><br />Haryana has witnessed three low-intensity blasts this year, two of which occurred in trains in Panipat.<br /><br />The explosion on the bus on May 26 had occurred when the vehicle was on its way from Sonepat in Haryana to Chandigarh.<br /><br />Earlier, on January 16, a bomb blast had taken place on a passenger train at Panipat railway station. The explosive material was planted in a compartment next to the engine, but there was no casualty.<br /><br />On May 13, an explosion had rocked an EMU train which had reached Panipat from Delhi and had been moved to the yard. Again, there was no casualty.<br /><br /></p>
<p>A couple was injured today in an explosion in a private bus at Bhuna in Fatehabad district, the second such incident in Haryana in two weeks.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The explosion took place at around 11 AM near Bhuna when the vehicle was on its way from Jakhal to Fatehabad, following which panic-stricken passengers jumped off to save themselves.<br /><br />"Two persons including a woman have been injured in the explosion," Fatehabad SP, O P Narwal said, adding that they have been taken to Fatehabad hospital. They have been identified as Bhagirath Luhar and his wife Raj Bala of Kanoh village near here.<br />He said forensic experts have been summoned to the spot.<br /><br />The incident comes two weeks after a low-intensity blast took place in a state-run bus near Pipli in Kurukshetra, leaving 12 passengers injured.<br /><br />Asked if today's explosion bore any similarity to the earlier incident, Narwal said, "At this stage, we cannot comment on that. Investigations are on."<br /><br />He, however, said according to preliminary accounts gathered from the spot, it appeared some passenger was carrying a chemical powder which caught fire either because of smoking or some other reason.<br /><br />"It could be possible that some farmer was carrying the chemical powder, which is used in agricultural fields to scare away birds by causing an explosion," Narwal said.<br /><br />The SP said no passenger had come forward to claim the chemical substance yet.<br />The private bus, belonging to Bhuna Friends Cooperative society, left from Jakhal at 10 AM for Fatehabad.<br /><br />Haryana has witnessed three low-intensity blasts this year, two of which occurred in trains in Panipat.<br /><br />The explosion on the bus on May 26 had occurred when the vehicle was on its way from Sonepat in Haryana to Chandigarh.<br /><br />Earlier, on January 16, a bomb blast had taken place on a passenger train at Panipat railway station. The explosive material was planted in a compartment next to the engine, but there was no casualty.<br /><br />On May 13, an explosion had rocked an EMU train which had reached Panipat from Delhi and had been moved to the yard. Again, there was no casualty.<br /><br /></p>