Electric buses pulled from London streets after double-decker bursts into flames: video

Fox ^ | 1-13-24 | Brie Stimson

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An electric double-decker bus caught fire in southwest London on Thursday, prompting the city’s transportation agency to remove a fleet from service as a precaution while the incident is investigated, according to reports.

Passengers on the bus in Wimbledon during rush hour had to be evacuated, but no injuries were reported, according to BBC News. Video of the incident show flames and smoke engulfing an apparent rear section of the bus.

"Safety is our top priority and we are working with the operator, London General, and the bus manufacturer, Switch, to investigate what happened," Transport for London’s head of business development Tom Cunnington said in a statement, the BBC reported.

[dynachrome]

Marshmallow roasting time.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Safety is our top priority...and that’s why we bought the Spontaneous Combustion model.”

[Magnum44]

[dfwgator]

That’s quite a sticky wicket.

[piytar]

Did a passenger spill a water or other drink? /not entirely sarcasm

[Sacajaweau]

Houston.....we....nevermind...

[dynachrome]

In London, probably a pint of ale.

[House Atreides]

Jeez…. SO UNEXPECTED!

[NWFree]

They burn up and cause even more pollution than they already have from the strip mining process

[piytar]

In London, probably a pint of ale.

LOL

[butlerweave]

The Green Scam is EXPLODING

[doorgunner69]

Oversized electric golf cart fanbois hardest hit.

Their EV liberal utopia going down in flames.

[frank ballenger]

When the soap box derby had cheating and someone used a hidden electric motor this was the great National Lampoon magazine cover, November, 1973.

https://www.flyingelfbooks.com/product/6318/NOV-1973-NATIONAL-LAMPOON-vintage-magazine-SOAP-BOX-DERBY

[cpdiii]

I love the smell of burning Napalm EVs in the morning!

"Apocalypse Now"

[SpaceBar]

When freight insurers finally decline cargo with these incendiary devices the game will be over.

Economics:1 Green:0

[Deepeasttx]

Was up staying with sis in Delaware. While going through Millsboro we were stuck in a traffic jam. Up ahead approx 1 mile was black billowing smoke.

We diverted to go shopping for a while. After getting back on the road we passed many fire trucks and a burnt out van. The fenders and hood were melted off. Surprisingly, there was no debris sprung about and no engine! I told sis it must have been an EV that spontaneously cumbusted at the traffic light.

Why are we shooting ourselves in the foot in this country? I have no answer.

[threefinger]

C’MON, get fo realz, this happens ALL THE TIME with ICE busses, too, ya know!

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[Mark17]

😆😄

[katana]

PJ O'Rourke was from Toledo and another Ohio reference was in this parody Dacron, Ohio newspaper (The Dacron Republican Democrat). With Firesign Theater, the Original Cast SNL, and the National Lampoon we laughed our a$$es off through all the years of our "higher" education.

[ar10]

Don’t forget the child labor used to gather the rare earth metals and the warlords that control the human trafficking!.