India, Oct. 24 -- A family of four from Andhra Pradesh, residing in Bengaluru, is feared to be among the 20 people reported dead in a fire that gutted a Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus near Kurnool in the early hours of Friday.

The family, including Ramesh, his wife, and two children, had reportedly traveled to their hometown of Hyderabad for Diwali and were returning to Bengaluru when the tragic incident occurred. Confirmation of their deaths is awaited, according to the Karnataka Police, Indian Express reported.

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