41 escape tour bus blaze in Aichi

Japan Times -- Sep 10

A tour bus caught fire and burned up Saturday on the Shin-Tomei Expressway in Aichi Prefecture, but the driver and his 40 passengers escaped without injury.

The bus left Nagoya for Tokyo at 7:45 a.m. but developed a fire near the engine about 45 minutes later while going through Okazaki.

JR Tokai Bus Co. said both an alarm and a lamp notified the driver that the automatic fire extinguisher had been activated in the engine compartment.

After hearing an impact, the driver said he saw smoke and fire appear in his rearview mirror and parked the bus by the side of the road to get confirmation. He then called the police.

The fire was put out by around 9:30 a.m.

Sep 10 (ANNnewsCH) - 9日午前、愛知県岡崎市の新東名高速上り線で、走行中の高速バスから火が出てバスは全焼しました。乗客らは全員、避難して無事でした。 午前9時前、岡崎市の新東名上りの豊田東ジャンクションと岡崎東インターチェンジの間で、高速バスの運転手から「火が上がった」と110番通報がありました。