A metro bus caught fire at Rehmanabad Station in Rawalpindi on Thursday. A team of Rescue 1122 reached the spot after receiving calls regarding a fire broke out.
Media reports have revealed that the bus set ablaze after the engine overheated and caught fire. Passengers were evacuated and rushed to a safer place before the bus burst into flames. No injury or causality is reported during the incident but the bus burnt to ashes.
Videos recorded by some passersby is translating the whole scene – bus bursting into the flames and a dense smoke exuding from it.
A metro bus caught fire at Rehmanabad station today,#fire pic.twitter.com/l8ozB80GOn
— Danish Aftab (@danishaftab4246) August 4, 2022
Once again Fire erupts in #MetroBus at Rehmanabad Metro Station #Rawalpindi, fire fighting is continue, twin cities metro bus servies has stopped. #Islamabad pic.twitter.com/lSsRbergmm
— Islamabadian (@Islaamabad) August 4, 2022
Earlier, a similar incident was reported when a metro bus caught fire at Jinnah Avenue Islamabad on Monday.
New Metro Buses
Last year, the previous Punjab government decided to replace the old Metro buses with a fleet of new buses. As per the media report, Lahore gets 64 new Metro buses after clearance and started to be driven on the route.
The government signed an agreement with VEDA Transit Solutions and a group of local banks to replace the old fleet of 64 buses operating at the 27 kilometers long track of the Lahore Metro Bus System. As per the report, the Bank of Punjab was the key adviser and arranger of this agreement.
Since the launch of the Metro buses in Lahore in 2013, the public has grown fond of the service. Why wouldn’t they? It’s convenient, comfortable, and cheap. You can go from one end to the other end of Lahore in just 30 rupees. The Metro bus service is a lifesaver for everyone, students, workers, and even families.
What do you think about these back-to-back incidents? Are these incidents to the metro bus service? Share your thoughts in the comments section.
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