A bus caught fire at one of the stops in Łódź. After the passengers had gone outside, the driver noticed what he thought was steam coming from the engine compartment. But it was smoke. Moments later, the bus was almost completely burnt down. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
The fire broke out at the bus stop at Plac Sałacińskiego in Łódź. The bus caught fire. Firefighters received a report on Saturday (February 4) before 10.
– It was a bus belonging to a private company that provides transport services on the route from Zgierz to Łódź – says junior captain Tomasz Frontczak, operational officer from the Municipal Fire Brigade Headquarters in Łódź.
Firefighters put out the burning busKM PSP in Łódź
As he opened the engine hood, fire burst out
He adds that when the driver stopped at the bus stop and all the passengers went outside, he noticed something going on in the back of the vehicle.
There was no one inside LDZ Motorized Lodz residents
He thought they were a couple. He came to see, and when he opened the engine hatch, fire burst out – explains the fireman.
Six fire engines were sent to the spot
The bus was almost completely burnt down. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
The bus was almost completely burnt downLDZ Motorized Lodz residents
– There was a short-circuit in the electrical system – points out the junior captain. Frontczak,
Six fire engines were involved in the operation.
There has been a short circuit in the electrical systemKM PSP in Łódź
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