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May 13, 2020 Another ATAC vehicle caught fire in Rome. It is a bus of line 46 that went up in flames inside the Galleria Giovanni XXIII around 5.30 this morning. The driver tried to extinguish the flames while the firefighters were alerted and immediately intervened on the spot together with several local police patrols.

A motorist was transported to the hospital in yellow code because he was intoxicated with smoke. The man would have abandoned his vehicle by walking out of the tunnel.

The gallery remained closed for several hours, with significant traffic problems.

"The bus has been in service for 16 years. Today's is the second most destructive fire in a car in 2020. Compared to the same period last year, destructive fire cases have decreased by 50%. Compared to 2018, the total number of cases of fire decreased by 80% ". So Atac on the fire of the half line 46. The driver, only inside the bus without passengers, tried to put out the flames - they add from the Transport Company of the Capital - while the firefighters were called, who are intervened. "