Bus Burns To The Ground In Hafnarfjörður

A fire broke out yesterday, March 16, in an unattended bus that was being transported on Breiðhella in Hafnarfjörður, reports RÚV.

Firefighters were called to the scene after a fire started in a bus in the Helluhverfi neighbourhood of Hafnarfjörður. According to the Capital Area Fire Department, the bus was empty and was being transported between locations at the time.

The driver managed to detach the trailer, thereby saving the truck. However, the bus and the trailer were completely destroyed.

Firefighters extinguished the fire yesterday, and efforts are now underway to remove the wreckage from the scene.

Following the fire, a cloud of thick black smoke was visible as far away as Keflavík International Airport.