US EditionMassive Blaze At SEPTA Depot; 40 Buses Burned
- A fire broke out at SEPTA's Midvale Bus Depot in north Philadelphia early Thursday morning, engulfing about 40 decommissioned buses.
- The fire started around 6:20 a.m. In the bus graveyard used for storing out-of-service vehicles, but the exact cause remains under investigation.
- Firefighters responded quickly, raised the alarm to three-alarms, and controlled the blaze by mid-morning while thick black smoke produced air quality concerns nearby.
- SEPTA General Manager Scott Sauer reported that over a dozen torched buses were electric models not used for years and the lot stores around 100 buses in total.
- No injuries occurred, but the Philadelphia Health Department warned nearby residents to stay indoors due to elevated pollutants and ongoing air quality monitoring.
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In Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, a fire broke out early on Thursday (see video above) and destroyed at least 40 depleted buses. All buses on the parking lot were already out of service and were partly used as spare parts warehouses. The buses of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) were on fire at around 6.15 a.m. (local time) at a factory in the Nicetown district. What caused the devastating fire is s…
Massive SEPTA fire damages 40 buses in Nicetown – Metro Philadelphia
SEPTA wants to get rid of a troubled fleet of all-electric buses after a massive fire damaged dozens of vehicles Thursday morning on a lot within the authority’s Nicetown maintenance facility. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office, authorities said at a Thursday afternoon news conference. No injuries have been reported. Employees at the adjacent SEPTA Roberts railroad yard noticed the flames at around 6:…
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