{"id":294759,"date":"2024-01-13T11:18:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T10:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=294759"},"modified":"2024-01-13T11:18:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T10:18:06","slug":"wimbledon-bus-fire-electric-bus-goes-up-in-flames-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=294759","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Bus Fire. Electric Bus Goes Up In Flames In\u00a0London."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"294762\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=294762\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GDi_Y6EWIAAM5tj.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1152\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GDi_Y6EWIAAM5tj\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GDi_Y6EWIAAM5tj.jpeg?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GDi_Y6EWIAAM5tj.jpeg?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-294762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GDi_Y6EWIAAM5tj.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GDi_Y6EWIAAM5tj.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GDi_Y6EWIAAM5tj.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GDi_Y6EWIAAM5tj.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GDi_Y6EWIAAM5tj.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GDi_Y6EWIAAM5tj.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GDi_Y6EWIAAM5tj.jpeg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A &#8216;critical incident&#8217; has been declared after an electric bus was engulfed in flames in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An electric double decker bus dramatically caught fire in the centre of Wimbledon this morning, with residents reporting a loud bang and thick smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was congestion to Wimbledon Hill Road, which was partially blocked, and to Wimbledon Village southbound and the Broadway northbound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wimbledon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Wimbledon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4EuVWTmIoK\">pic.twitter.com\/4EuVWTmIoK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bean2k22 (@StevenW65432097) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevenW65432097\/status\/1745355358904742284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not what we expect to see on the school run\u2026.<br><br>Bus on fire &#8211; and the fumes are awful\u2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SQD83TkR0W\">pic.twitter.com\/SQD83TkR0W<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Roderick Cameron MBA Scaleup\/MidTier Biz Strategy (@RodCam24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RodCam24\/status\/1745360598932594762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wimbledon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Wimbledon<\/a> Hill Road in both directions partially blocked, queueing traffic due to bus fire at Alwyne Road. 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