Sep 10 (Japan Times) - 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.
Source: ANNnewsCH
