The fire started in the rear of the vehicle; According to firefighters, no passengers were injured.
A bus serving the The city caught fire in the middle Avenue 23 of Maio on the way to the festival, around 5pm this Saturday 2. The fire started at the rear and scared the passengers, who asked the driver to stop the vehicle.
“He did not believe it. Then one girl stood up and shouted that there was fire, everyone stood up. Then (the driver) stopped in the middle of the avenue,” says Larissa Lima, 26, who was on her way to the festival when she smelled smoke coming from the vehicle. “When we got out, it was really on fire (all over the bus)”, He says.
Also according to Larissa, passengers had to wait 20 minutes until the driver of another bus serving The Town saw the group stop at Avenida 23 de Maio, near Avenida Professor Ascendino Reis, and offered a lift to the festival.
Larissa paid R$30 for The Town’s exclusive transport ticket to the festival venue, Interlagos Racecourse. Prices quoted range from R$10 to R$50, depending on the chosen departure point, and are not included in the ticket price.
According to the fire brigade, no passengers were injured in the accident. Wanted, the Municipality has not yet expressed its opinion on the case.
queues and delays
In addition to the private buses offered by the festival itself, the Paulista Metropolitan Railway Company (CPTM extension) also provided an express line to Interlagos Racecourse, with prices ranging from R$15 to R$40. Line 9-Emerald multiplied through social networks.
To meet the demand, the Through mobility, in charge of managing the 9-Esmeralda line, supplied 32 buses for the Paese network on the section between Grajaú and Jurubatuba. Passengers, who continued to face queues to access vehicles during the journey, were alerted by audible warnings on trains and at points of attention.
The train that would take public to ‘The Town’ has technical faults, regrettable lack of maintenance! @DiariodaCPTM @CPTM_official @governosp pic.twitter.com/8l3o71UtDy
—David SP? (@davidpavansp) September 2, 2023
Also according to the company, a power grid problem resulted in “longer intervals and reduced speeds” along the stretch. The breakdown would have occurred between 10:10 and 17:45, by which time operations had normalized in both directions.
Source: Terra
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