Ujjain: A four-year-old child burnt to death after a fire broke out in an intercity express bus parked in a hotel on the Agra-Mumbai National Highway in Tarana area of ​​Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh late on Thursday night. There were more than 50 passengers on board the plane.The sleeper bus going from Indore to Gwalior had stopped for tea and breakfast at Hotel Jain Path, about 20 kilometers from Shajapur city, when smoke started rising from the bonnet. Within a few minutes the fire engulfed the car.Tarana SHO RNS Bhaduria said the incident occurred about 15 km from the police station. The bus driver had started the engine. The fire was probably caused by a spark near the engine.Passengers alleged that the smell of burning wires was felt most of the time during the journey and some warned the driver, who ignored them. Passenger Malti Sharma said that if the driver had stopped on time to check, the accident could have been averted.After this, there was chaos and passengers broke windows to escape. In the stampede, girl Anya Jain got buried under a seat and could not come out. Bhaduria said his body was recovered after about two hours and sent to Shajapur District Hospital for post-mortem.The child’s father Abhishek Jain, who was traveling to Shivpuri with his wife and two children, said the bus had neither an emergency exit nor a fire extinguisher. He said, “My child was burnt to death. I fold my hands in front of the media – no other child should die like this. My future has been burnt.” He also alleged that the first fire engine that arrived had no water.Five fire tenders from Maksi, Tarana and Shajapur finally brought the fire under control. The bus driver and cleaner fled from the spot. Police from Maksi and Tarana police stations reached the spot. Later, Jain handed over the jewelery recovered from the burnt bus to the police.Police have registered a case of death and the cause of the fire is being investigated.