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Posted on 06/29/2026 2:31:46 AM PDT by dennisw
Dramatic footage shows the electric double-decker ablaze at the bus depot in west London at around 6pm on Wednesday evening.
Dark grey smoke can be seen billowing from the depot as the flames ripped through the number 23 bus, which serves routes from Westbourne Park to Aldwych.
Four fire engines and 25 firefighters were dispatched to tackle the inferno and were able to bring the fire under control by around 7pm.
No injuries were reported. The bus and two charging points were destroyed in the fire.
Nearby Tube station Westbourne Park was closed after the fire broke out, reopening just before 7pm.
In a statement, London Fire Brigade said: “The fire involved a double-decker electric bus, which was destroyed by the fire. Two electric vehicle charging points were also destroyed. There are no reports of any injuries.
“The Brigade was first called about the fire at 6.23pm, and crews had the incident under control by 7.11pm.
“Firefighters will remain on scene into the evening. Crews from North Kensington and Paddington fire stations attended the scene.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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BLAZING BUS on you tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RCQO2KXks0
In London it was so hot that .... the birds were wearing gloves to pull worms out of the ground. That electric busses spontaneously combusted.
Well, that proves it....Owl Gore was right!
Just pre warming the batteries prior to charging.
NetZero crap!!
So much for those tingly leg carbon credits.
The 2024 vehicle arson in the UK involved cars. Have they upgraded to buses? /sarc
What do you mean it's under investigation? It says right in the headline that it was caused by the heat wave.
Do climate change caused the bus fire....
How many air conditioners worth of CO2 did that cause.
LOL - Many EV fires have occurred in cooler temps - even cold temps don’t make the batteries immune. But they want to blame it on “climate change”.
Their Net Zero God is angry and wants more ,LOL
Oops. Internal combustion went external!
Good One.
Just remember Summit Point Raceway (SCCA) and Orlando Speed World (NHRA), along with Texas Motor Speedway (pit lane races) have banned electric vehicles from racing at those venues.
Remember: An NHRA 1/8 mile track in Indiana had to physically use the Jaws of Life to cut a battery from an EV and bury it in order to work on the fire. In addition, they had to use tonnes of sand to fight it.
Fires from battery vehicles can exceed 2,000c (over 1,200F folks), which is as bad as an alcohol fire in motorsport. Dangerous chemicals are released in the air that pose a serious risk to human lungs, clothing, and other materials.
“Lithium Cobalt Oxide chemistry (in batteries) will release hydrogen flouride, phosphoryl fluoride, cobalt oxide, hydroxide, hydrochloric acid (with water/humidity present), and other flourides/flourines. Even with fire suits and when no flame or larger thermal events are present, simple venting events can still impact the clothing and compromise the materials’ effectiveness so that they are no longer safe to be used.”
This means the EV fire would have to have the vehicle buried into the ground to stop the fire. Water will worsen the fire.
When I was in London in May of 2009, it wasn’t particularly “hot” outside, but it was very uncomfortable riding on the “tube” (subway), which was not air conditioned. I found this to be surprising, but my work colleagues thought it was humorous that I expected the subway cars to be air-conditioned. I can’t imagine what a non air-conditioned subway car in London would feel like in the full-on scorching summer heat. It must smell like a petting zoo.
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