Florence, fire in an At depot: 12 buses destroyed, 7 damaged
The flames broke out during the night in Viale XI Agosto. No one was injured, but Autolinee Toscane warns of possible disruption to the service
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- A fire that broke out in a Tuscan Autolinee depot in Florence destroyed 12 buses and damaged 7 others.
- No injuries were reported, but the urban transport service could suffer disruptions.
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Why It Matters
A fire broke out in a bus depot in Florence during the night.
Twelve buses completely destroyed and seven damaged due to a fire that broke out during the night in a depot in Florence.
The flames hit the Autolinee Toscane garage in Viale XI Agosto around 2.10 am. To put out the fire, the intervention of four fire brigade teams was necessary, coming from the Fi-Ovest detachment, from the Calenzano airport and from the headquarters and with the support of the Prato command as well as 4 tankers and the Efestus airport vehicle with a water tank: 8,100 liters and foaming liquid. Their intervention served to prevent the flames from spreading to other buses inside the depot. 118 personnel are also on site although there are no people involved.
Transport service may be inconvenienced
Investigations are now underway by the judicial police, who arrived in Viale XI Agosto together with the police and the civil protection of the Municipality. Following the fire, the Tuscan bus company announced that the flames had "damaged 19 vehicles". As a result, "the transport service in the entire urban area of Florence could suffer inconveniences".
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The urban transport service may suffer disruptions
Likely · Within days
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- What are the causes of the fire?
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