Royal Enfield bike catches fire, explodes in flames outside temple; watch viral video

A Royal Enfield bike all of a sudden caught fire and exploded in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district. A videos going viral on social media platforms display. The motorcycle was new and parked outside a temple when the incident occurred.

The owner of the bike, identified as Ravichandra, rode continuously from Mysuru (about 387 km away) to reach the Nettikanti Anjaneya Swamy temple in the Guntakal Mandal after buying the new two wheeler.

The motorcycle quickly caught fire just after the man went inside the temple.

Here's the video:

In the viral video, the people present in the area were shocked as the motorcycle first caught fire and then its petrol tank exploded. They put off the fire by pouring water on the bike.

The reason why the motorcycle caught fire is not known yet, local media reported. There is no loss of lives because of the incident, reports added.

This is one of the isolated incidents when a Royal Enfield motorcycle – also known as Bullet - which runs on petrol, caught fire.

A few days earlier, an electric scooter made by Hyderabad startup Pure EV burst into flames near Chennai, raising concerns about the safety of Evs.

The video of the incident, which happened near Mathur toll plaza in Manjampakkam, went viral on social media.

The video displayed a thick cloud of smoke billowing from the scooter.

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