Alberta bus fire

[bobofthenorth]

Haven't seen this mentioned yet. 

Bus fire

[DaveG]

Damn, that is fully engulfed!

The sad thing about tires are that if they (or one actually) catches fire, not only is it very difficult to extinguish, it may take a while before the driver notices that it is on fire...usually by the time it is burning, it's too late. I'm thinking I would have opened the baggage bays on the curbside and let passengers get their stuff off as best they could...assuming they were able bodied...I don't know what 'pilgrims' are.

[luvrbus]

Bob, that's the reason I keep my Eagle I've seen 5 H-45 Prevost and 2 J model MCI burn to the ground because of the fiberglass siding, that looks like a H-45 Prevost also
Firemen back off and watch those burn their self out if I was buying a a new bus it would have to be a Setra made of metal.

[bobofthenorth]

Marilyn listened to an interview with one of the passengers.  She said the driver all of a sudden pulled off the road and then loudly and firmly told them to "get off the bus RIGHT NOW".  She said they were all barely off the bus before it was fully engulfed. 

[buswarrior]

I remain skeptical of the cause of the fire, some police spokesperson at that point, is just putting the story to bed.

Motorcoach fires are becoming an epidemic across the continent.

"Blown tire" symptom or cause?

Alternator wiring sagging under its own weight and dragging brakes, particularly hung disc brake calipers, seem to figure prominently. It takes some careful investigation of the ashes to determine the cause.

So, busnuts, is your heavy alternator wiring supported, so that the weight of the cable is not being held by the bolt on the alternator body, and do you tear down and lube your brake mechanicals on some periodic schedule?

happy coaching!
buswarrior