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BOSTON — The issues facing the MBTA keep rolling in, as an MBTA bus caught fire, Thursday afternoon. Two workers were taken to the hospital as a result.
The incident took place in Jamaica Plain, shortly after 3 p.m. according to T officials.
“An out of service bus had just returned to the MBTA Arborway bus yard when flames were observed in the vehicle’s rear compartment,” according to the MBTA.
Bus on fire on Washington Street just outside Forest Hills. Kudos to the driver for safely driving their ON FIRE bus into the @MBTA yard. Also kudos to @BostonFire for arriving in less than a minute and putting out the fire.❤️🙏🏼 🔥 #bospoli Please stay safe out there today. pic.twitter.com/VZyBpYDUdh
— Darragh Murphy (@DarraghCMurphy) August 4, 2022
The MBTA says that T personnel “attempted to extinguish the flames, but were unsuccessful.” The Boston Fire Department was called in to put out the flames.
“Two MBTA employees were transported to the hospital to be evaluated for possible smoke inhalation,” according to the MBTA.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation at this time.
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