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24/11/2014
Bus Catches Fire In City Centre
Emergency services attended an incident in Belfast city centre this afternoon after a bus caught fire.
The Translink Metro 9B bus to Balmoral is understood to have caught fire around 1pm.
According to UTV, passengers alerted the driver to smoke coming from the engine.
A spokesperson for Translink is quoted as saying: "Emergency services attended the scene. Passengers were transferred onto another bus for their onward journey.
"A full investigation into the circumstances of the incident will be carried out by Translink."
(JP/MH)
The Translink Metro 9B bus to Balmoral is understood to have caught fire around 1pm.
According to UTV, passengers alerted the driver to smoke coming from the engine.
A spokesperson for Translink is quoted as saying: "Emergency services attended the scene. Passengers were transferred onto another bus for their onward journey.
"A full investigation into the circumstances of the incident will be carried out by Translink."
(JP/MH)
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