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Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 08:23:29 2012 A twin-size mattress that ended up under an MTA bus is being blamed for sparking a bizarre Thursday night Brooklyn blaze that left the bus and six parked cars torched.The S53 bus from Staten Island ran over the mattress just after 11 p.m. and dragged it across the Verrazano Bridge, a police source said. Metal springs in the mattress apparently punctured the bus’ gas tank, setting the coach ablaze moments after the driver pulled over in Bay Ridge and evacuated passengers. Witnesses said gas from the bus spilled into the gutter on Dahlgren Place near 92nd St., triggering a fiery stream underneath a half-dozen cars that rapidly went up in flames. No one was injured. “It was a really bad feeling watching my BMW burn,” said Mike Rabo, 27, staring in disbelief at his charred 1992 Beamer. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/mattress-sparks-bizarre-bus-blaze-cars-torched-brooklyn-article-1.1057175 I was caught in this mess somewhat. I was on the S79 and we ended up going up Fort Hamilton Parkway, across 65th Street, and down Fifth Avenue to get back to 86th Street. Crazy. |
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Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn |
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Posted by MCI D4000 81994 on Fri Apr 6 08:30:07 2012, in response to Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 08:23:29 2012. BBQ Nova LFS - what number? |
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Posted by mac5689 on Fri Apr 6 08:31:04 2012, in response to Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 08:23:29 2012. From the looks of the bus in the photo, I'd say it was one of the buses from one of the test fleets that was involved. |
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Posted by R36 #9346 on Fri Apr 6 09:10:24 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by MCI D4000 81994 on Fri Apr 6 08:30:07 2012. BBQ Bus is 8017.WNYW Video: Bus fire blamed on mattress: MyFoxNY.com |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 09:10:28 2012, in response to Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 08:23:29 2012. Oh damn! That's pretty awesome that the gas went into the gutter and that caused a block long fire...awesome in an interesting/thats-not-something-you-see-everyday kinda way |
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Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Fri Apr 6 09:11:45 2012, in response to Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 08:23:29 2012. Something similar to that happened out in L. A. when I was still living there (~ mid-90s). LACMTA 1989 Flxible Metro 2740 was deadheading to or from Division 15 (Sun Valley) when it ran over a mattress on the Foothill Freeway. Mattress got wedged in the undercarriage and caused a fire. Only the B/O was aboard and escape w/out injury, but 2740 was a total loss.:( |
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Posted by Cornell Park on Fri Apr 6 09:20:09 2012, in response to Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 08:23:29 2012. Not the first time this has happened with a low floor bus. JFK had a Orion VII roast due to a mattress. Bus was a 3500 or 3600 but I don't know the number. |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 09:25:11 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by R36 #9346 on Fri Apr 6 09:10:24 2012. Rode 8017 on the S79 last year in April...overtime run. |
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Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 09:25:28 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by mac5689 on Fri Apr 6 08:31:04 2012. Nova. |
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Posted by (SIR) North Shore line on Fri Apr 6 09:26:04 2012, in response to Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 08:23:29 2012. Yikes! I happened to catch the 11pm s53 a couple of times this week. Glad no one was injured. |
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Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Fri Apr 6 10:04:52 2012, in response to Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 08:23:29 2012. That operator is "toast" now. |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 10:07:49 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Fri Apr 6 10:04:52 2012. Lol deff!!! And it's not pleasant toast either.STILL LOL@TOASTED BUSES |
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Posted by mac5689 on Fri Apr 6 10:15:56 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 09:25:28 2012. For some reason I had thought it was a New Fyler. |
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Posted by BigBusDriver on Fri Apr 6 10:15:58 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 09:25:28 2012. No, no, no. Not just a Nova. That bus went SUPERNOVA!!!STILL LOL@STAR TREK AND BUSES |
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Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn |
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Posted by BigBusDriver on Fri Apr 6 10:21:03 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by mac5689 on Fri Apr 6 10:15:56 2012. Good guess and with tax time coming, it might have been a NEW FILER (fyler). Sorry, I couldn't help myself....STILL LOL@NEAR THE BRIDGE BURNT BUSES |
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Posted by BigBusDriver on Fri Apr 6 10:21:47 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by mac5689 on Fri Apr 6 10:15:56 2012. For some reason I had thought it was a New Fyler.Good guess and with tax time coming, it might have been a NEW FILER (fyler). Sorry, I couldn't help myself.... STILL LOL@NEAR THE BRIDGE BURNT BUSES |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 10:58:16 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by BigBusDriver on Fri Apr 6 10:15:58 2012. +1 |
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Posted by grand concourse on Fri Apr 6 12:01:15 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by BigBusDriver on Fri Apr 6 10:15:58 2012. What if it was the XD40? :) |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 12:08:59 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by grand concourse on Fri Apr 6 12:01:15 2012. It's be Xcelling it's way to the grill then!STILL LOL@UNCONTROLLABLE XCELLING FIRE |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Fri Apr 6 12:15:52 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by Cornell Park on Fri Apr 6 09:20:09 2012. The fire involving 3548 had a mattress as part of it too? |
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Posted by Gold_12TH on Fri Apr 6 12:20:56 2012, in response to Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 08:23:29 2012. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Fri Apr 6 12:21:54 2012, in response to Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 08:23:29 2012. BTW, the best way would have been via Bay Ridge Parkway. |
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Posted by mtk52983 on Fri Apr 6 13:10:40 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by grand concourse on Fri Apr 6 12:01:15 2012. may need some WD-40 but even that probably won't help! |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 14:09:09 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by AMoreira81 on Fri Apr 6 12:21:54 2012. It wasn't until he past Bay Ridge Parkway until some of us on the bus went to help him. |
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Posted by Gold_12TH on Fri Apr 6 14:16:34 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by Gold_12TH on Fri Apr 6 12:20:56 2012. A New York City bus burst into flames as it crossed the Verrazano Bridge, but the driver got his passengers out just in the nick of time. Then, the fire spread to several cars parked along the road in Bay Ridge. The strong smell of gasoline-charred cars hung in the air for hours after the incident. It all started when the bus ran over a mattress, which got caught under the back carriage and punctured the gas line shortly after 11 p.m. Gas poured from the bus and flowed into a gutter, which triggered a fiery stream under a row of cars. The S53 bus had exited just after the bridge, dragging the blazing twin-sized mattress. Passengers were evacuated without incident. Six cars were torched. No injuries were reported. ---http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8610768 |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Fri Apr 6 20:55:29 2012, in response to Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 08:23:29 2012. Very strange. I'm assuming the driver ran over the mattress on the approach to the bridge or the bridge itself and didn't feel it was safe to pull over there. |
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Posted by Cornell Park on Fri Apr 6 20:59:00 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by AMoreira81 on Fri Apr 6 12:15:52 2012. 3548 was not caused by a mattress. The bus was out of JFK and it happened in 2007 I believe. |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Sat Apr 7 11:35:45 2012, in response to Re: Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by RailBus63 on Fri Apr 6 20:55:29 2012. Hopefully we get an answer once the security camera footage is released and televised. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Apr 9 10:00:13 2012, in response to Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 08:23:29 2012. I'm glad no one was hurt. Crazy story. |
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Posted by R36 #9346 on Mon Apr 9 10:36:54 2012, in response to Mattress sparks bizarre bus blaze as six cars get torched in Brooklyn, posted by LRG5784 on Fri Apr 6 08:23:29 2012. Perhaps they should add another sticker to the backs of the buses:THIS BUS STOPS AT ALL |
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