Comments on: Buses in flames http://thetransitive.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/buses-in-flames/ The idiosyncracies of the STM Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:29:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Fagstein http://thetransitive.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/buses-in-flames/#comment-31 Fagstein Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:10:50 +0000 http://thetransitive.wordpress.com/?p=39#comment-31 In both cases, the buses were first-generation low-floor (LFS) buses (i.e. the first such buses produced by NovaBus). Specifically, Nos. 17-122 and 17-019. (Incidentally, in both cases the buses caught fire while travelling along the highway on the 211 route. In the most recent case, the bus continued to its destination while still on fire so it could find a place to safely drop off its passengers) The fires start on the outside of the bus, and not near any major exits, so evacuation isn't a problem. (Though the fire and smoke eventually consumes the bus, it doesn't explode like in the movies.) These vehicles are designed to protect passengers as long as possible from engine fires. In both cases, the buses were first-generation low-floor (LFS) buses (i.e. the first such buses produced by NovaBus). Specifically, Nos. 17-122 and 17-019.

(Incidentally, in both cases the buses caught fire while travelling along the highway on the 211 route. In the most recent case, the bus continued to its destination while still on fire so it could find a place to safely drop off its passengers)

The fires start on the outside of the bus, and not near any major exits, so evacuation isn’t a problem. (Though the fire and smoke eventually consumes the bus, it doesn’t explode like in the movies.) These vehicles are designed to protect passengers as long as possible from engine fires.

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