Uno bus fire

[A0wen]

Looks like a Citaro ?

https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/shenley-uno-bus-fire-1-5904878

 

[Jordan Adam]

It is...

I'm surprised there's not been an independent investigation regarding Citaros, far too many of them have caught fire over the years and continue to! That's at least the second in the UK this month.

 

[swt class 450]

That is now the fourth Mercedes Benz Citaro fire (two rigid ones and two articulated ones) that Uno have had in just the past six years.

 

[spuddie]

Why was the front of it dumped in the hedge too.....surely that would make a rapid escape from the vehicle more difficult!

Unless the brakes had failed and that was the best way to stop it?! That's the only reason I can think.

The Citaro's must have a high fire rate, one of Arriva's decided to combust in Wendover a couple of months back.

 

[alex397]

With Citaro fire stories, I do sometimes wonder if its poor maintenance rather than something wrong with the Citaro type (i'm certainly not speaking as an expert here!).

The Citaro is pretty common across Europe and I haven't heard about Citaro fires so much (apart from in Rome, where issues there appear to be more to do with poor maintenance by the operator).

 

[A0wen]

Why was the front of it dumped in the hedge too.....surely that would make a rapid escape from the vehicle more difficult!

I assume the driver would have considered that - along with the fact they wouldn't have wanted to block the road as it would have impeded the emergency services.

 

[CODE02]

The reason behind the fire is being investigated as we speak the bus was 318 BF59 NJE

That is now the fourth Mercedes Benz Citaro fire (two rigid ones and two articulated ones) that Uno have had in just the past six years.

This is incorrect at UNO only 324 caught fire which was an Ex London bus

Other then that 314 has caught fire before

 

[jon0844]

Another one today.


Picture: Uno bendy bus fire, Hatfield.

Can't quite see which number it was!

https://www.whtimes.co.uk/motoring/bus-fire-near-university-of-hertfordshire-in-hatfield-1-6387328

Link above has more photos and video.