ARCHIVED - WATCH: bus full of passengers bursts into flames on Gran Via de Murcia
The busy Murcia street ground to a halt as the vehicle was engulfed in flames
The packed city centre Gran Vía in Murcia came to a standstill on Thursday March 23 as appalled onlookers witnessed a Rayos bus full of passengers burst into flames in the middle of the street.
A plume of black smoke could be seen for miles around, prompting dozens of concerned passers-by to alert the emergency services, who rushed to the scene to extinguish the flames.
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When Murcia Firefighters arrived the bus was completely engulfed but miraculously, all of the passengers and the driver escaped unscathed. Officers from the Local and National Police blocked off access to the street as stunned shoppers milled around the spectacle.
Witnesses reported that "explosions were coming out of the vehicle” and once the firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control, all that remained was the charred skeleton of the bus.
The spectacular fire "caused very high flames that were close to the bus stops," one emergency worker from 112 pointed out, hardly able to believe that no injuries were caused.
Image: 112 Región de Murcia
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