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(New page: At about 4:15pm on Wednesday, 30 May 2007, a Galesburg Transit bus caught fire on Academy Street right next to campus. Updates as they come in. Category:Breaking news) |
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| − | At about 4:15pm on Wednesday, [[30 May | + | [[Image:bus-fire-large.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Flames engulfed the back of the bus.]]At about 4:15pm on Wednesday, [[Spring 2007|30 May 2007]], a [[Galesburg Transit]] bus caught fire on [[Academy Street]] right next to campus. There were no injuries. |
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| + | Passengers on the Number 2 bus heard a sizzling sound preceding a "poof". The bus went dead and the driver pulled over. Once the passengers had evacuated safely, the rear end went up in flames. [[Galesburg]] [[Galesburg Fire Department|Fire Department]] and [[Galesburg Police Department|Police]] arrived to take care of the scene.<ref>[http://www.register-mail.com/stories/053107/LOC_BDCED83L.GID.shtml 'Poof,' city bus bursts into flames] - by [[Amelia Flood]] for [[The Register-Mail]]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:02, 6 August 2007
At about 4:15pm on Wednesday, 30 May 2007, a Galesburg Transit bus caught fire on Academy Street right next to campus. There were no injuries.
Passengers on the Number 2 bus heard a sizzling sound preceding a "poof". The bus went dead and the driver pulled over. Once the passengers had evacuated safely, the rear end went up in flames. Galesburg Fire Department and Police arrived to take care of the scene.[1]
