Time Incident Posted: 08:18
Incident Date: 10/09/2020
Incident Location: Incident Location: Bypass Road, Asfordby, Leicester
Incident Number: 13433
Incident Type: Large Vehicle Fire
Initial Emergency Call Received: 07:18
Fire and Rescue Service Vehicles Attended: 2 appliances from Melton Station
Officer(s) in Charge of Incident: Crew Manager
Time Incident Closed: 08:30
Damage: 20% fire damage to the bus
Believed Cause: Electrical fire in engine compartment
Initial Information: Call received to a bus on fire just before the Asfordby roundabout on Bypass Road.
Updated Incident Information: 1 double decker bus well alight. Fire extinguished using hose reel jet and damping down took place.
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