’BUS AFIRE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 13 August 1924, Page 5

’BUS AFIRE.

A SINGULAR, SIGHT. BRIGADE IN HOT PURSUIT. (by TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, Aug. 12. the unusual spectacle of a fire being conveyed to the fire station with the nre brigade in hot pursuit was witnessed here this afternoon. ‘ A large motor omnibus of 40 passengers capacity had just discharged its passengers at the foot of Queen Street, when the benzine tank was fractured through a collision. While the tank was being emptied someone clwt * tln ; ew down a match, with the result that the rear of the ,u vas eloped in flames, lhe bus driver at once set out at fi-e 'tT l,p tt° bson Street to the lie station. Fortunately the wind TtrL head one, and the flames '>W r ?!' some di « ta ffce behind the 1 ' ' • 11 bie ™ ear, time the alarm had the snnl V h n and +l two engines went to the spot by another route. While one extinguished the burning petrol on the bu, d - I’ll , oth ,V et off at '« omlS neti’ol h Tt, ° ft “• tlack of l,llnli ”K SA? 1 ’ , The engine arrived at the With br,s “ d «"“" Ivlins • )mi + \ lbu X- "-Inch was insured for hi'n 00 m , the lSo , ut h British Office was badly damaged, the flood be im burned, the upholstery damaged a d the rear of the body charred ’