The key facts
- The bus fire near the Chorsu market was extinguished in 8 minutes
- The bus from the 7th bus depot burned out almost completely; there were no casualties
- The causes of the fire are being determined
Fire near Chorsu
On the morning of 7 November, a passenger bus caught fire in the Shaykhantahur district of Tashkent. The report of the fire on Layliturgon street was received by the city Emergency Situations Department at around 12:01, according to the press service of the capital's Emergency Situations Department. UzNews.uz reports that the incident occurred near the Chorsu market.
Firefighting and consequences
Rescue crews promptly arrived at the given address and fully extinguished the fire at 12:09 — meaning the firefighting took about eight minutes. This is consistently reported by the city Fire and Rescue Department and the outlets Kun.uz and Gazeta.uz, citing official data from the agency.
What is known about the bus
As a result of the fire, the bus belonging to the 7th bus depot was almost completely burned out. Gazeta.uz addsthat the published photos show a MAN body. There were no casualties in the incident. The causes of the fire were being determined at the time of publication; the sources do not provide information on whether passengers and the driver were in the cabin at the time of the fire.
