Early-Morning Engine Fire Destroys Bus in Parkano
An engine fire destroyed a bus being relocated on Järvisuomentie in Parkano at about 1:30 a.m. The driver was uninjured and firefighters extinguished the blaze after traffic was halted for about an hour.
An engine fire destroyed a bus on Järvisuomentie in Parkano at about 1:30 a.m. between Thursday and Friday, YLE reports.
The blaze began in the vehicle's engine compartment while the bus was on a transfer run along Highway 23, the Pirkanmaa rescue department said. Fintraffic's road traffic centre placed the scene at Rännärinkangas. The driver tried to put out the fire but could not. No one was injured. Fire crews extinguished the blaze and traffic at the site was halted for roughly an hour.
Similar vehicle fires have occurred in the region recently, including a parked truck fire in Tampere's Vihioja industrial area that badly damaged a vehicle earlier this month the Vihioja truck fire.
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