Home / New ZealandBus catches fire in AucklandHerald online15 Apr, 2012 08:31 PMQuick ReadSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditThe Go Bus caught fire on Auckland's Northwestern motorway. Photo / Simon NashThe Go Bus caught fire on Auckland's Northwestern motorway. Photo / Simon NashA bus caught fire this morning on Auckland's northwestern motorway.A Fire Service spokesperson said the Fire Service was called to the scene, near St Lukes, at 7.46am.No one was on the bus, she said. The Go West bus is on the shoulder on the west bound side of the motorway, just before the St Lukes turnoff. One fire engine is at the scene and another two are on the way.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.Time Saver Traffic producer Natalie Beran witnessed the fire."There was a lot of smoke for a while, it's not cleared a little bit. It looks like we've got a least four fire units on scene at the moment," Ms Beran said.- Herald Online and Newstalk ZB staffAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditLatest from New ZealandNew Zealand’My baby could have been an orphan’: Mum misses fatal tanker crash by momentsNew ZealandFamily pay tribute to victim of fatal stabbing at Awakeri Hot Springs Wellington‘Landmark’ social housing block sold off by Kāinga Ora for $1mSponsoredFarm plastic recycling: Getting it right saves cows, cash, and the planetAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
