In the flames of a KTEL route to Corfu – Passengers were not endangered

At flames rolled intercity bus KTEL Corfu which operated the morning route Athens – Corfu.

They were on the bus 31 passengers and the bus driver. The fire broke out in the vehicle, when it stopped for a few minutes, in a parking lot, near Menidi.

As the president of the Corfu Intercity KTEL, Tassos Tsimboulis, told APE-MPE, “all the passengers were lucky in their misfortune because the fire did not occur when the heavy vehicle was in motion, we do not know what could have happened there,” he said. .

According to Mr. Tsimpoulis, the fire is said to be started from the bus enginewhich within a few minutes burned completely.

“We do not know the exact causes of the fire and we will wait for the conclusion of the fire brigade. The fact is, however, that the very high temperatures that prevail were an unfavorable factor for her rapid evolution of fire.

A large fire brigade immediately rushed to the spot, while none of the passengers, who were quickly removed, were in danger.

The passengers and the driver of the bus boarded within a short time a bus of the intercity KTEL ‘Arta that we assisted for their transfer to the island, after the intervention of Mr. Tsimboulis.

“All the passengers shared the driver of the bus and no one reacted, despite the loss of many of their luggage, as with the” outbreak “of the fire, the doors of the vehicle’s storage areas were locked automatically,” Mr. told APE-MPE. Tsimpoulis.

Passengers and bus driver are expected to arrive in the afternoon at the KTEL Corfu