STM bus fire blamed on faulty alternator
Montreal's transit corporation says a faulty alternator was to blame for a fire that gutted a city bus on the Ville Marie expressway last month.
No one injured in blaze that destroyed city bus on Highway 720 last month
Montreal's transit corporation says a faulty alternator was to blame for a fire that gutted a city bus on the Ville Marie expressway last month.
The STM says Transport Canada and NovaBus took part in the investigation as well as an independent expert.
As a precaution. the STM says it's inspecting all of the alternators on the type of bus that caught fire.
But the corporation says the problem is not linked to a recall issued last year.
The bus, a 2010 model, was completely destroyed in the fire.
One woman who was on the bus said passengers had to climb out a window because the driver had pulled over on the right side of the highway, which was up against the railing.