Cancun, Q.R. — A Cancun city bus that caught fire while traveling a public street Sunday night was not able to be saved. The city bus was completely consumed by flames after a engine fire started while traveling along Tulum Avenue.
According to the Cancun Fire Department, they responded to public reports of the bus fire last night. The bus, confirmed to have been a city transit vehicle, caught fire around 9:00 p.m. Sunday while traveling Tulum Avenue.
“Response to a bus fire on Tulum Avenue. Members of the Cancun Fire Department responded to a fire involving a public transit bus on Tulum Avenue,” they said Sunday night. “Our personnel worked at the scene and successfully extinguished the fire.”
Several firemen were seen at the site of the fire, which happened in front of the new City Theater on Tulum Avenue. Passengers and the driver were able to get off safely without any reported injuries.
The incident occurred around 9:00 p.m., when the vehicle was traveling in the side lane. The driver detected a fire in the engine compartment and stopped the vehicle at which time it was vacated.
The bus was consumed by flames. Authorities are looking into the official cause of the blaze.
