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Clifford Lo

About 70 passengers were forced to flee a double-decker bus before it burst into flames in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
The accident disrupted traffic on a major Kowloon artery for more than an hour.
The 281A from Sha Tin to Kowloon MTR station started billowing smoke as it travelled along Waterloo Road near Baptist Hospital in Kowloon Tong at about 9.30am.
“The [55-year-old driver] pulled over the bus and evacuated passengers after seeing smoke coming from the back of the vehicle,” a spokesman for KMB, which runs the service, said.

The driver called emergency services to report the blaze, which was producing dense smoke, disrupting nearby traffic.
Two fire engines and one ambulance were sent to the scene, according to the Fire Services Department. Firefighters doused the flames within 20 minutes, and no one was injured.
Because of the incident, the slow lane of Waterloo Road was closed to traffic and a 1km traffic jam ended at the Kowloon exit of Lion Rock Tunnel, according to the Transport Department.
Traffic returned to normal after the bus was towed away and the road was reopened shortly after 11am.
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A police spokeswoman said the blaze might have been caused by overheated machinery and there were no suspicious circumstances.
KMB said it was investigating the cause of the incident.
Separately, about 20 workers fled from a seven-storey industrial building on Ma Kok Street, Tsuen Wan soon after 2pm when an electricity meter room on the first floor of the building burst into flames. The fire was put out about an hour later. No one was injured in the incident. Firefighters were investigating the cause of the blaze.


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The bus blaze broke out on Waterloo Road in Kowloon Tong. Photo: Handout

About 70 passengers were forced to flee a double-decker bus in Hong Kong before it burst into flames , disrupting traffic for more than an hour on Wednesday.The Kowloon Motor Bus route number 281A running from Sha Tin to the Kowloon MTR Station started to emit smoke when it was travelling in Waterloo Road near Baptist Hospital in Kowloon Tong at about 9.30am. 15APR20 Photo: Now TV

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The 281A started billowing smoke as it travelled along Waterloo Road in Kowloon Tong
No one was hurt, but traffic was severely affected



The 281A started billowing smoke as it travelled along Waterloo Road in Kowloon Tong. No one was hurt, but traffic was severely affected.


Passengers evacuated after Hong Kong bus catches fire on the road

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;} The 281A started billowing smoke as it travelled along Waterloo Road in Kowloon Tong No one was hurt, but traffic was severely affected

The 281A started billowing smoke as it travelled along Waterloo Road in Kowloon Tong

No one was hurt, but traffic was severely affected