OB van goes up in flames at Bajwa coronation

Source: The Indian Express | Express news service  

Chandigarh, Sun Mar 24 2013, 02:22 hrs

A Doordarshan Outdoor Broadcasting (OB) van burst into flames outside the Punjab Congress Bhawan, Sector 15, Saturday. The fire broke as the live broadcasting of the installation ceremony of the new Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Partap Singh Bajwa was in progress.

Sub-Inspector Ajinder Singh told Chandigarh Newsline: "There was a shot-circuit in the van while Bajwa was giving a speech after his formal installation around 2.30 pm. One of the doordarshan crew members was inside the van whom we managed to rescue."

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