A P8 bus burned this morning at the whereabouts of the Electric Division of Havana, where it was parked. The news has not yet been released by the official media and the only information available is that shared in the Facebook group Bus & truck accidentswhere the author of the images, in which the work of the firefighters can be seen putting out the fire, affirms that “an electrical outage on the driver’s board” is noted.
The users of the group have been scandalized by the fact that there was no fire extinguisher at the bus stop capable of putting out the fire more quickly, although most were surprised by the fact that more similar cases have occurred in recent times. Some comments speak clearly of “sabotage”, although without proof.
A early March, a fire burned down five school buses in Cojímar, East Havana. The event occurred in broad daylight in the area where the buses stopped, four of the Chinese brand Yutong and one Diana, in this case.
In early March, a fire burned down five school buses in Cojímar, East Havana.
“Unable to put out the fire, due to the strong breezes at that time, the flames spread, reaching four other buses that were paralyzed in the area. Work continues on the investigations, to delve into the causes that generated this unfortunate event” said in a short release the automotive transport business group.
The speculations were then so many that the Ministry of Transportation had to publish a note in which the incident was attributed to an electrical failure that occurred while one of the buses was being repaired.
In September 2020, a bus caught fire in the middle of the street in the El Mónaco neighborhood in Havana, which required the intervention of the Cuban Fire Department to put out the flames that left the vehicle completely unusable.
Months before there was another fire, also on a street in Havana, Belascoaín, between Zanja and Salud, due to a “failure” in the engine.
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