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10 August 2020Another bus on fire in Rome: it is the second in a single day. Shortly before 5.00 pm local police patrols of the Trevi group intervened in viale Pretoriano intersection with via dei Ramni for the fire of an Atac vehicle of the 492 line. The agents proceeded to secure the area and provide help to the fire during extinguishing operations. Via dei Ramni and Viale Pretoriano must be closed to allow for fire extinguishing and street cleaning. No injuries are reported. On the causes, investigations by the Fire Brigade and Atac personnel

In the late morning another bus had gone up in flames in Viale Regina Margherita, also in this case without causing any injuries. The fire destroyed a car in service on line 19 around 12.30.

Exposed by Codacons in the Prosecutor
's Office The two bus episodes that went up in flames in Rome today end up in the attention of the Public Prosecutor's Office. "It is absurd that in the capital two buses catch fire within a few hours of each other - says the president of Codacons, Carlo Rienzi - We believe it is necessary to open investigations, also considering the episodes of recent months, to understand the reasons behind the numerous fires that are unleashed on public transport with excessive frequency. In particular, we ask you to shed light on the maintenance that affects the Roman buses and check whether in recent weeks there have been shortages or delays that have contributed to the fires, investigating the possible case of an attack on transport safety ".