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Do you still remember my post about the “TransJakarta” Bus system? On February 22, one of the busses was on fire just in time for the passengers and crews to escape. There were around 70 people at that time, thank God nobody got killed.

This is not the first time to happen. Last year, on May 2007, one bus got burned while being fixed in the bus pool. Four persons were badly injured during the incident.
Nobody knows yet the causes of the fire. However, an expert said that the fire was caused by a shortcut in the airconditioning system that created a spark which burned the gas leaking from the tank. The bus was gas fueled by the way.

Actually, the passengers have smelled gas an hour before the incident but the bus driver ignored that and said that everything was going to be okay. When white smoke came out from the dashboard, then everybody was heading for the exit door.

The fire could’ve been put out early but it seems that the bus wasn’t equipped with any fire prevention tool whatsoever.

A safe and comfortable public transportation is still a far dream for Jakartan…I think.