Burning Cheesegrater
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Burning Cheesegrater
Town centre street sealed off as coach catches fire
The bus on fire. Picture by Chron reader Richard Jones
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Published Date:
29 April 2010
By Daniel Owens
A town centre street was sealed off tonight after a National Express coach caught fire in Northampton.
Huge flames and a blanket of smoke poured out of the back of the coach at about 5.45pm before firefighters were called to the scene to extinguish the blaze.
Fire crews were forced to work quickly to prevent the flames spreading to nearby buildings. No passengers are understood to have been on the bus at the time of the fire, which started in the seating area of the coach.
The cause is under investigation. Nobody is believed to have been injured in the fire.
Crews from Mereway, Moulton and Earls Barton were called to the scene.
A spokeswoman for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called following reports of a National Express coach being on fire. Bridge Street has been closed due to fire safety reasons."
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The bus on fire. Picture by Chron reader Richard Jones
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Published Date:
29 April 2010
By Daniel Owens
A town centre street was sealed off tonight after a National Express coach caught fire in Northampton.
Huge flames and a blanket of smoke poured out of the back of the coach at about 5.45pm before firefighters were called to the scene to extinguish the blaze.
Fire crews were forced to work quickly to prevent the flames spreading to nearby buildings. No passengers are understood to have been on the bus at the time of the fire, which started in the seating area of the coach.
The cause is under investigation. Nobody is believed to have been injured in the fire.
Crews from Mereway, Moulton and Earls Barton were called to the scene.
A spokeswoman for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called following reports of a National Express coach being on fire. Bridge Street has been closed due to fire safety reasons."
Pics are available here.
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Re: Burning Cheesegrater
Sounds to me like somebody was smoking on board and dumped their tab end on the floor, which ignited some rubbish...
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Bristol LH wrote:Sounds to me like somebody was smoking on board and dumped their tab end on the floor, which ignited some rubbish...
Apparently no-one was on board. Probably dodgy electrics.
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Re: Burning Cheesegrater
It could have been running light after a trip..
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Might have dropped a fag on the seat. Cig butts can smoulder for a long time before they catch things alight. That's how a lot of people have had their houses burn down, smoking ciggies on the couch, carless how they put it out, fag but rolls down back of couch. Person goes to bed, cig butt smoulders and sets couch on fire!
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Daisy Dart wrote:Might have dropped a fag on the seat. Cig butts can smoulder for a long time before they catch things alight. That's how a lot of people have had their houses burn down, smoking ciggies on the couch, carless how they put it out, fag but rolls down back of couch. Person goes to bed, cig butt smoulders and sets couch on fire!
Fair point, didn't think of it that way.
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Re: Burning Cheesegrater
The Welsh national dish..Cheese on toast!
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I thought it was potato and leek soupBristol LH wrote:The Welsh national dish..Cheese on toast!
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Welsh Rarebit..Posh cheese on toast
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