The key facts

  • Bus No. 71 caught fire at the Krugosvetka stop in Khabarovsk, passengers managed to get out
  • The driver tried to handle the fire himself, but the flames engulfed the cab
  • Rescuers extinguished the fire, the cause is being investigated

Bus fire at the Krugosvetka bus stop

In Khabarovsk, a public bus with passengers on board caught fire. The incident was reported by the Telegram channel Amur Mash: bus No. 71 had just reached the Krugosvetka stop when smoke began pouring out of it. The passengers managed to get out, and the driver tried to put out the fire himself but failed — the flames engulfed the cab.

What is known about extinguishing the fire

Footage posted online shows smoke completely filling the passenger compartment. According to the Amur Mash channel, rescuers who arrived at the scene extinguished the fire. Specialists still have to determine the cause of the incident — it has not been named so far.

Other accidents involving pedestrians

Gazeta.Ru also recalls two recent incidents. In Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai, a foreign-made car plowed into pedestrians during a serious crash: a street camera captured the car being thrown at speed into people by the impact and then onto the roadway, where it overturned; pedestrians were flung several meters by the collision. As a result, an 18-year-old victim was hospitalized, and the second pedestrian received aid at the scene. It was previously reported that a drifter jumped the curb toward pedestrians and was caught on video.