According to the Peru21 news media outlet, the bus en route from Lima to Chiclayo was full of passengers when the interior of the vehicle was engulfed in smoke and flames. The incident reportedly occurred at the Fiori terminal in Lima's northern San Martin de Porres district.
[Emergencia] 🚨
— SAMUPerú (@SAMUPeru106) 1 апреля 2019 г.
🚑📞 @SAMUPeru106 SMP, Breña, Los Olivos y Comas, brindan atención médica a los afectados por el incendio de un bus interprovincial en el terminal de Fiori en #SMP.
➡️ Hasta el momento, #SAMU ha realizado el traslado de dos pacientes a una clínica privada. pic.twitter.com/Kc25bXHi89
There have been no offcial statements on the cause of the incident. Local authorities have launched the investigation into the incident. Local media suggested that an electrical fault at the rear of the vehicle could have triggered the blaze.
🔴 #LOÚLTIMO Tragedia en el ex terminal de Fiori: Al menos 20 muertos y 7 heridos tras incendio de bus [VIDEO] https://t.co/poJsXRek0P pic.twitter.com/NeIOiE9Dpa
— Diario Perú21 (@peru21noticias) 1 апреля 2019 г.
According to the eyewitnesses, cited by local media, the fire was spreading in the bus very quickly. Many passengers were reportedly trapped in the upper deck, trying to escape from the burning vehicle. Local emergency services said, cited by the El Comercio new media outlet, that the bus was not equipped with fire extinguishers.
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