Large amounts of black smoke poured out of the burning vehicle, as shown in photos circulated online. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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Double-decker bursts into flames at Hong Kong bus terminal
No one was on board the Kowloon Motor Bus vehicle at the time
No one was on board the Kowloon Motor Bus vehicle at the time
Smoke poured out of a double-decker bus after it burst into flames in Tsuen Wan on Tuesday afternoon.
The Kowloon Motor Bus vehicle on route 30 caught fire while parked at a bus terminal outside Allway Gardens in Tsuen King Circuit shortly before 2.30pm, according to police.
No one was on board at the time of the incident.
“A passer-by told police that the rear part of the bus first burst into flames,” a police spokesman said.
Photographs circulated online showed black smoke billowing from the burning vehicle and drifting skyward.
The fire department deployed a fire engine and an ambulance to the scene.
No one was on board at the time of the incident. Photo: SCMP Pictures
“Firemen used a water jet to fight the blaze. It was extinguished at 2.37pm, and no casualties were reported in the incident,” a Fire Services Department spokesman said.
The fire was put out at 2.37pm. Photo: SCMP Pictures
The fire department is investigating.