Well shit

"CB" (jrcb) 01/17/2017 at 08:55 • Filed to: Ottawalopnik, I'd rather walk

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . No one was injured, thankfully. I’m wondering what the cause was, though, and if it’s something to be worried about in the future.

Honeybunchesofgoats > CB 01/17/2017 at 09:01

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Somewhere I have really old photos of a SEPTA bus catching fire outside of my college dorm. It started off with some smoke coming out of the engine which turned to flames. In true Philadelphia style, the fire department took ages to finally arrive.

I tried Googling to see if there was an old news story about it, but apparently SEPTA busses catch fire really often, so I gave up.

404 - User No Longer Available > CB 01/17/2017 at 09:02

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Someone was making a phone call. Must be someone from /r/GalaxyNote7.

In all seriousness:

...the driver managed to get everyone off the bus safely after a tire overheated, blew and caught fire.

I wonder if it’s a frozen/cracked fuel line in proximity.

LOREM IPSUM > 404 - User No Longer Available 01/17/2017 at 09:12

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More likely the brakes caught fire than the tire overheated and blew up into a a firey inferno, no?

Cé hé sin > CB 01/17/2017 at 09:15

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Buses quite often go on fire. It’s to do with having very high fuel pressure (modern engines) and an engine that’s usually tucked away at the back where it doesn’t get much in the way of air passing by.

Here’s a typical scenario:

Wacko > CB 01/17/2017 at 09:25

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didn’t know they have double deckers in ottawa. guess I gotta get out of Abitibi more often.

I remember the accordion buses.

It’s been almost 15 years I didn’t go to Ottawa.

CB > Wacko 01/17/2017 at 10:16

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They still have the accordion buses, which are great when the back end drifts into a snowbank.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > CB 01/17/2017 at 10:20

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At least those who were in board shouldn’t get too cold waiting for help to arrive, despite the obviously cold temperatures outside.

Marshmallows anyone?