Video: Rush hour traffic chaos as bus number 48 bursts into flames

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Video: Rush hour traffic chaos as bus number 48 bursts into flames

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Dramatic footage from Bangkok showed a bus engulfed in flames at the end of Sukhumvit Road 95/1 outbound yesterday evening.

 

The bus, route 48, was completely destroyed but there were no deaths or injuries.

 

Fire services called to the area by Bang Chak BTS at 5.39pm had the blaze under control by 6.15pm.

 

Damage was done to the surrounding area including a convenience store and power cables.

 

Sanook reported that traffic was severe as the authorities had to close off the outbound road that is one of the busiest arteries in the capital.

 

No report was yet available about the cause of the fire.

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-07-26

 

 

 

[dutchweller]

That's thai maintenance for you...

[KhunBENQ]

9 minutes ago, dutchweller said:

That's thai maintenance for you...

Don't be too quick. Not only in Thailand.

I remember multiple cases in Germany (Bremen, Berlin and others).

Two cases clearly from improper assembly respectively a faulty drive shaft.

Cases in Rome, Italy. 10 buses in a year.

 

It would be interesting to know the exact type/manufacturer of the bus.

Certain types are exceptionally prone to fires.

There seems to be a dispute between manufacturer and operators about maintenance

 

Edited July 26, 2018 by KhunBENQ

[KhunBENQ]

The video is too blurry but one thing for sure: it is a modern "low-floor bus".

The type that is prone to fire and requires specific maintenance.

 

Edited July 26, 2018 by KhunBENQ

[jaiyen]

39 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Don't be too quick. Not only in Thailand.

I remember multiple cases in Germany (Bremen, Berlin and others).

Two cases clearly from improper assembly respectively a faulty drive shaft.

Cases in Rome, Italy. 10 buses in a year.

 

It would be interesting to know the exact type/manufacturer of the bus.

Certain types are exceptionally prone to fires.

There seems to be a dispute between manufacturer and operators about maintenance

 

There have been a few go up here in Perth too. All gas powered.  causes unknown,  possibly weak connections next to a hot engine.

[shady86]

Same bus also happened at Ekkamai 2 months ago. I guess the bus company wants to get rid of the busses for insurance compensation?

[Justgrazing]

Tfl got rid of their bendy buses nearly ten yrs ago after a flurry of them catching fire , one a brand new vehicle self immolated whilst being delivered to them .. Most modern buses have the engine in the rear so will require particular cooling arrangements anyway , if they are also running CNG instead of diesel they will run even hotter and if they are also driving air conditioning compressors as is quite likely with a bus in Bangkok they will create even more heat in the engine bay from the compressor itself and also the additional load on the engine .. In slowing moving traffic of Bangkok the heat will not dissipate quickly enough so it all gets even hotter .. All fuel lines and pipework within the engine bay must be proofed and secure in those conditions and the engine itself and ancilliaries ( PAS pumps etc ) cannot be allowed to leak oil anywhere near hot components like exhaust manifolds ( turbo's leaking oil onto ex' manifolds is not an uncommon cause of engine bay fires ) .. It looks well cremated from the photo's and the cause may be difficult to pinpoint so the operator will be well advised to inspect all similar buses they may have .. 

[pieeyed]

Chinese junk

[Happy Grumpy]

At least it wasn't a nightclub this time. 

[Redline]

Now spontaneous combustible busses!  What next ?

[AhFarangJa]

Definitely not flame retardant materials.......good no-one was injured...

[MaiDong]

Definitely a Sunlong. Rattly pieces of plastic rubbish, look how that thing burns, if it was made out of less plastics and more lightweight metals it wouldn't burn like a polystyrene box.

Edited July 28, 2018 by MaiDong

[MaiDong]

I watched over 7 minutes of that video, the bus must have been burning for at least 5 minutes before this video started as the fire was burning throughout the entire length of the bus, so that means, in central BKK, fire services can't reach a fire in approx. 13 minutes?? And just before 8 mins a pickup truck with some hoses arrives, the buildings are starting to burn down next to the bus!!! This is a joke!

[MaiDong]

The dead buses older sibling.

 

[The manic]

On 7/26/2018 at 7:59 AM, dutchweller said:

That's thai maintenance for you...

It's a design flaw. And an international problem. Not a Thai bashing opportunity. 

[Vacuum]

On 7/27/2018 at 10:59 AM, AhFarangJa said:

Definitely not flame retardant materials.......

Who would like to sit on concrete seats?