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[R62A 2067]

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/mattress-sparks-bizarre-bus-blaze-cars-torched-brooklyn-article-1.1057175#ixzz1rGUdSyYe
Pretty sad, I mean who would leave a mattress in a street anyways?
This is the second bus I think that ran over a mattress and caught fire. The other IIRC is a NF D60HF Arctic, I think it was 5657.

[Haven]

D60HF* and how is it possible to catch fire to a bus that ran over a mattress?

[R40R32]

Something may be fishy here I never heard of any bus running over some mattress, besides what the fuck is a mattress doing in the street to begin with? I wonder if they are covering something up.
Anyways sorry to here bout this shit that happened did anyone get hurt?

[R62A 2067]

Something may be fishy here I never heard of any bus running over some mattress, besides what the fuck is a mattress doing in the street to begin with? I wonder if they are covering something up.
Anyways sorry to here bout this shit that happened did anyone get hurt?

Well, the mattress has springs in it an the bus carried the mattress over the bridge. The springs broke open the gas tank and the gas was dripping out and caused the fire.

D60HF* and how is it possible to catch fire to a bus that ran over a mattress?

Thanks for the correction, read the top for the question.

[R40R32]

Yes , I do indeed know that... I'm talking about the bus driver.
If you smell gas or feel something dragging or some shit wouldn't you stop the damn bus or pull it over?

[Dr. Subway18]

I highly doubt that a mattress could punch a hole in the tank, catch fire yes but not punch holes. Diesel/gas tanks on buses and trucks that have a GVW of and over 10000 are thick, like 3/8inch.  the material the mattress was made from was most likely a softer steel which would have ground itself apart while under the bus.   Im not saying it didn't do it, im just saying that it dosent add up.

[bve]

The news media is never accurate. This story won't make any sense at all.

[R40R32]

I agree with you bve They're always In-accurate and always covering something up.

[Haven]

The person who threw the mattress on the street could've been on roofies like the three guys in the movie The Hangover... lmao just sayin.

[R62A 2067]

Ahh now I get it. The gas tank is PLASTIC, yes a PLASTIC gas tank.
http://nyctransitforums.com/forums/index.php/topic/34285-mattress-sparks-bizarre-bus-blaze-as-six-cars-get-torched-in-brooklyn/page__st__25#entry523564

From what was said when I made my visit to the depot yesterday, the mattress got mangled up underneath the bus and was dragged. It got dragged to the point where it started to get really hot and something punctured the plastic fuel tank (yes, I said plastic).

[Dr. Subway18]

Ahh now I get it. The gas tank is PLASTIC, yes a PLASTIC gas tank.
http://nyctransitforums.com/forums/index.php/topic/34285-mattress-sparks-bizarre-bus-blaze-as-six-cars-get-torched-in-brooklyn/page__st__25#entry523564

From what was said when I made my visit to the depot yesterday, the mattress got mangled up underneath the bus and was dragged. It got dragged to the point where it started to get really hot and something punctured the plastic fuel tank (yes, I said plastic).

that makes sense. but how do you run a mattress over? its not like a manhole cover or everyday street trash lol

[R62A 2067]

Ahh now I get it. The gas tank is PLASTIC, yes a PLASTIC gas tank.
http://nyctransitforums.com/forums/index.php/topic/34285-mattress-sparks-bizarre-bus-blaze-as-six-cars-get-torched-in-brooklyn/page__st__25#entry523564

From what was said when I made my visit to the depot yesterday, the mattress got mangled up underneath the bus and was dragged. It got dragged to the point where it started to get really hot and something punctured the plastic fuel tank (yes, I said plastic).

that makes sense. but how do you run a mattress over? its not like a manhole cover or everyday street trash lol

I don't really know, my theory is probably the operator ran over the mattress thinking the bus will just run over it, not drag it.

[bve]

Ahh now I get it. The gas tank is PLASTIC, yes a PLASTIC gas tank.
http://nyctransitforums.com/forums/index.php/topic/34285-mattress-sparks-bizarre-bus-blaze-as-six-cars-get-torched-in-brooklyn/page__st__25#entry523564

From what was said when I made my visit to the depot yesterday, the mattress got mangled up underneath the bus and was dragged. It got dragged to the point where it started to get really hot and something punctured the plastic fuel tank (yes, I said plastic).

that makes sense. but how do you run a mattress over? its not like a manhole cover or everyday street trash lol

You have to remember it was in the night. You cannot see that well in the dark.

[Dr. Subway18]

Ahh now I get it. The gas tank is PLASTIC, yes a PLASTIC gas tank.
http://nyctransitforums.com/forums/index.php/topic/34285-mattress-sparks-bizarre-bus-blaze-as-six-cars-get-torched-in-brooklyn/page__st__25#entry523564

From what was said when I made my visit to the depot yesterday, the mattress got mangled up underneath the bus and was dragged. It got dragged to the point where it started to get really hot and something punctured the plastic fuel tank (yes, I said plastic).

that makes sense. but how do you run a mattress over? its not like a manhole cover or everyday street trash lol

You have to remember it was in the night. You cannot see that well in the dark.

oh yeah i forgot buses dont have headlights. SMMFH its not exactly a subway tunnel

[SubwayTrainOperator5]

Ahh now I get it. The gas tank is PLASTIC, yes a PLASTIC gas tank.
http://nyctransitforums.com/forums/index.php/topic/34285-mattress-sparks-bizarre-bus-blaze-as-six-cars-get-torched-in-brooklyn/page__st__25#entry523564

From what was said when I made my visit to the depot yesterday, the mattress got mangled up underneath the bus and was dragged. It got dragged to the point where it started to get really hot and something punctured the plastic fuel tank (yes, I said plastic).

that makes sense. but how do you run a mattress over? its not like a manhole cover or everyday street trash lol

You have to remember it was in the night. You cannot see that well in the dark.

Buses have big headlights, and there are streetlights too, there is no reason why the bus driver should not have seen the mattress clearly enough to react in at least some way. Unless of course the driver could not notice it in time because the bus was going fast, or something.