Now ANOTHER London bus catches fire: Hybrid vehicle bursts into flames in east London just a day after electric double-decker exploded on the school run in Wimbledon
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Now ANOTHER London bus catches fire: Hybrid vehicle bursts into flames in east London just a day after electric double-decker exploded on the school run in Wimbledon

Daily Mail  

A second London bus burst into flames this morning - completely destroying it less than 24 hours after an electric double decker exploded on the school run. TODAY: Another London bus caught fire just before 7am in North Woolwich, East London TODAY: The burnt out shell of the London bus in North Woolwich is pictured this morning TODAY: The bus was completely destroyed by the blaze this morning in North Woolwich Today, a London Fire Brigade spokesman told MailOnline: 'We were called at 6.49am to reports of a bus on fire on Factory Road in North Woolwich. YESTERDAY: An electric double decker burst into flames in Wimbledon, south west London YESTERDAY: The smoldering bus with a charred back window in Wimbledon yesterday Hybrid buses, which run on diesel and electricity, are said to produce 40 per cent less carbon dioxide emissions than regular buses. Today's blaze happened near two bus garages run by operator Go-Ahead London - its Silvertown site and another called Henley Road. MAY 2022: Two Optare Metrodecker London electric buses were involved in a major fire at Potters Bar bus garage in Hertfordshire on May 22, 2022 - which destroyed six buses In 2023 there were 150 e-bike fires in London, plus 28 e-scooter fires, which was 53 per cent more than in 2022.

History of this topic

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