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Title: Greyhound Bus Fire
Post by: dtcerrato on December 02, 2018, 08:17:56 PM
Greyhound Bus Burst Into Flames On I-580 In Oakland http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/BBQmy0k?ocid=se
Title: Re: Greyhound Bus Fire
Post by: Oonrahnjay on December 03, 2018, 04:17:44 PM
    It's hard to tell since fire spreads and gets fanned by the wind, of course, but it looks to me like the hottest area of the fire/a place where the fire may have started (???) is right around the rear wheels.  Imagine that!
Title: Re: Greyhound Bus Fire
Post by: neoneddy on December 03, 2018, 04:49:48 PM
Is the thought the main axels got dry and then got so hot the gear oil that was left hit flash point and then that's all she wrote?
Title: Re: Greyhound Bus Fire
Post by: gumpy on December 03, 2018, 05:18:20 PM
Quote from: neoneddy on December 03, 2018, 04:49:48 PM
Is the thought the main axels got dry and then got so hot the gear oil that was left hit flash point and then that's all she wrote?

No. Either stuck brake, or flat tire.  Most likely brake. That's very common with disc brakes on these buses.