Several employees of the state run Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) escaped injury when a bus transporting them caught fire in Red Hills, St. Andrew early Thursday morning.
Attempts to put out the fire that started in the engine were hampered by a malfunctioning extinguisher on the bus.
“We do not know the cause of the fire, we do not know what the estimated damage is - all those are being investigated,” said JUTC’s Marketing and Communications Manager, Clinton Clarke.
The bus was later removed to the Ashenheim Road depot.RJR sources say this is the second time the bus has caught fire.
The first incident, occurred in the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre, and was believed to be an act of arson.
The bus was repaired and returned to the fleet.
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