31st March KMB Depot Fire

last SG · 2008-04-09T11:03:57+00:00

Haha, Maybe our Darts are finally gona be sold =D

TIB1224Y SG

Happened early this morning.

I am not in Hong Kong of course, but with some help of forumnites and their photos, it can be seen that the damages are quite hefty...

Refrain from clicking the photos if you are allegic to burnt buses/vehicles. Viewer discretion advised...

Photo by resident.

Other photos are removed.

Entire article can be viewed at http://www4.uwants.com/viewthread.php?tid=6024543&extra=page%3D1

Damages listed, service then rego then type then damages suffered.

276A - KH3743 (3ASV) - 輕微損毀，部分車身被燻黑 --> Light damage, bus body sooted. Super Olympian.
69X - JG5355 (3ASV) - 車廂嚴重燒毀 -->Bus body burnt severely. Super Olympian.
269D - HX7649 (ATR) - 避震弓嚴重燒毀，車身傾側，車廂損毀 --> Suspension damaged, bus tilted, bus bodywork damaged. Trident.
69X - 疑似 LP771 (AVW) - 車廂被炸毀，全車已被燒至難以辨認， --> Gutted beyond recognition, this is a B10TL Wright.
264M - 疑似 JK6249 (ATS) - 車廂被炸毀，全車已被燒剩一堆支架，底盤損毀 --> Gutted beyond recognition, chassis destroyed. Trident Short (10.6m)
68X - 疑似 LN5481 (ATE) - 車廂被炸毀，全車已被燒剩一堆支架，底盤損毀 -->Gutted beyond recognition, chassis destroyed. (Trident Enviro 500)
68X - 疑似 HR8939 (ATR) - 車廂被炸毀，全車已被燒剩一堆支架，底盤損毀 -->Gutted beyond recognition, chassis destroyed. Trident.
269D - JM8323 (ATR) - 車廂被炸毀，只有頭幅尚算完整，車架及車廂嚴重燒毀，車身傾側 --> Bus gutted, left only front portion intact, bus tilted. Trident.
63X - KK2883 (3ASV) - 車廂嚴重燒毀 -->Bus damaged severely. Super Olympian.
276A - JZ5727 (3ASV) - 輕微損毀，部分車身被燻黑 --> Light damage to bus, bus sooted. Super Olympian.

xunmeng SG

is it a case of arson?

TIB1224Y SG

Well, the fire for this two vehicles don't seem to start from the rear at least, most engine parts are still intact. They might have got the fire spread from the fuel tanks this way...

Check out the overall picture and you would find most of the flames is in the centre of the buses.

sbst275 SG

it's all e golden buses

Even king bus sv 68X buses also kena

Scania L113 lover SG

Wah. Expensive blaze.

TIB1224Y SG

Preliminary information shows that the ATE (Trident Enviro 500) caught fire first...

Sad case...

Add on: News report that electric short circuiting might be the cause of the blaze. HK News.

Video shows buses were burnt red hot, or almost, as the bodywork was ignited and burnt in sharp yellow flames. The explosions were like 'puff-Boom' and there were alot of flames, smoke over 20 stories high. During the fire some buses were evacuated and it must be a high stress job for those tasked as it was really hot near the area and any time the flames would have spread over...

service_238 SG

Its far worse than the amdep fire 13 years ago.

Scania SG

Its far worse than the amdep fire 13 years ago.

Eh 10 years ago.

TIB1224Y SG

The most 'expensive' loss of this fire... Of course every bus is worth alot, but when you see it, you feel that a bigger vaccum have been formed...

Full set of numbers for those interested and/or above 18... (you know what no need to say out loud)

3ASV263 KH3743, sooted

3ASV49 JG5355, rear damage severe.

ATR54 HX7649, write off damage.

AVW55 LP771 (picture above), write off damage.

ATS36 JK6249, write off damage.

ATE180 LN5481 (suspected source of fire), write off damage.

ATR358 HR8939, write off damage.

ATR195 JM8323, write off damage.

3ASV311 KK2883, rear severe damage, likely write off.

3ASV140 JZ5727, rear minor damage.

SBS997A SG

3ASV263 KH3743, sooted

3ASV49 JG5355, rear damage severe.

ATR54 HX7649, write off damage.

AVW55 LP771 (picture above), write off damage.

ATS36 JK6249, write off damage.

ATE180 LN5481 (suspected source of fire), write off damage.

ATR358 HR8939, write off damage.

ATR195 JM8323, write off damage.

3ASV311 KK2883, rear severe damage, likely write off.

3ASV140 JZ5727, rear minor damage.

ATE180 got fire then Explode

BTW Is at U deport

SBS9888Y SG

i cant imagine KJDEP having a fire of this magnitude. they would probably gotta lease some King Long buses or fully utilise Training UDs.

manjieass SG

Its far worse than the amdep fire 13 years ago.

Eh 10 years ago.

any one can describe wat happened??

Scania SG

A fire occurred in 1998/1999 and destroyed several buses, 9013E (bram 143) was burnt until the chassis broke into half (ok maybe not half, the middle portion just disappeared), 456U, possibly 532H, 7195B and possibly one other LO2x were also burnt. The cause was possibly due to a fuel leak. One difference from the KMB one is that, in the amdep fire, staff did try to save buses around the fire by driving them away. hgdep also has a few arson cases before which led to them shifting the lots further in.

carbikebus SG

SBST depot buses still can roam at night but not for SMRT Amdep cramped like shit.Buses park haywire.Heard rumours that they will shift to new depot by year end

Scania N113CRB luver SG

SBST depot buses still can roam at night but not for SMRT Amdep cramped like shit.Buses park haywire.Heard rumours that they will shift to new depot by year end

Theres an unknown construction site at Teck Whye, near CCK there. Its next to Teck Whye station.

The piling methods used is pile driving, driving concrete piles into the ground. Only low rise buildings without underground basements is built with such foundations. Maybe AMDEP might shift here?

Oceane SG

Theres an unknown construction site at Teck Whye, near CCK there. Its next to Teck Whye station.

The piling methods used is pile driving, driving concrete piles into the ground. Only low rise buildings without underground basements is built with such foundations. Maybe AMDEP might shift here?

Why would AMDEP shift to somewhere so north up near KJDEP?

Oceane SG

SBST depot buses still can roam at night but not for SMRT Amdep cramped like shit.Buses park haywire.Heard rumours that they will shift to new depot by year end

SMRT Cram Jam 2008. Cram people into buses, as well as Cram buses into parking lots.

Ride SMRT, Celebrate Life!

Yesterday was one of the worst conditions in Yishun INT... all the 812 and 804 buses lambat like mad, with each bus piling to max. All because of the rain. Can't they deploy peak hour X-overs? =.="

TIB1224Y SG

KMB staff did drove buses away, but there were shortage of staff...

In the news video I could make out the last bus being drove away a DM Trident, parked just next to the ten buses that are in the picture. At that time it was a 'hot' situation and the flames were already burning the second bus from the left, originally, all the lots were full. The staff I believe did the best they could, maybe not as fast.

Generally in vehicular fire its best not to move any vehicles near it, that means sadly those vehicles will have to say bye bye as well, until the fire is under control or is already put out. This is all due to safety procedures. Aircraft fires are also the same. Money in this case is not a concern as piority is given to staff and fire brigade to do their job. Buses should only be moved away when the fire is still in its premature stage, or, when its totally put out.

If I put myself in the shoes of a depot manager, I don't mind if ten twenty or thirty buses got burnt rather than one of my staff die because of moving a bus away from the fire. I will 'kenna' lawsuit for putting a staff in danger and even manslaughter, but if buses are burnt, at most I lose my job.

Volvo Olympian SG

Theres an unknown construction site at Teck Whye, near CCK there. Its next to Teck Whye station.

The piling methods used is pile driving, driving concrete piles into the ground. Only low rise buildings without underground basements is built with such foundations. Maybe AMDEP might shift here?

FYI that will be the new CCK ITE site ..

Mengna Lisha SG

9013E fuel leak?