Ten college students and the driver of a burning bus managed to extricate themselves from the vehicle on Friday afternoon in Nîmes (Gard).
They had left before the firefighters arrived.
This city bus suddenly caught fire, for an as yet unknown reason, while it was in transit.
The incident caused no injuries.
On social networks, a video, relayed by Objectif Gard, testifies to the impressive fire which ravaged this vehicle while it was circulating.
A school bus accident occurred this Friday in #Nîmes.
All the children on the bus were evacuated and brought to safety.
There are no injuries.
The video of the bus on fire transmitted by a faithful reader.
#awesome pic.twitter.com/G7fni0IhTT
— ObjectiveGard (@objectivegard) January 13, 2023
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The bus was totally destroyed by the flames.
In addition, street furniture and fence walls were damaged by heat and smoke, say firefighters.
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