Narrow escape for 2 Delhi cops as bike catches fire

Two Delhi Police personnel had a narrow escape when their motorcycle caught fire in southwest Delhi's Uttam Nagar today, police said.

The policemen, an assistant sub-inspector and a constable, jumped off the motorcycle after it caught fire, they said.

A call was received at 8.40 pm about the fire and a fire-tender was rushed to the spot, said a Delhi Fire Service official.

The fire was doused within half an hour, the official said.