A hearth tore by means of the Jamaica City Transit Firm’s (JUTC) Rockfort depot in East Kingston on Tuesday afternoon, destroying 24 decommissioned buses.
The blaze reportedly began shortly after 3:00 p.m., prompting an emergency response from the Jamaica Fireplace Brigade. Fireplace models from the Rollington City, York Park, and Trench City stations have been dispatched to the scene, with 4 fireplace vans concerned within the operation.
Firefighters have been in a position to deliver the flames below management, after which cooling-down actions have been carried out. Investigations have since been launched to find out the reason for the fireplace.
No accidents have been reported on account of the incident. Info acquired indicated that the buses destroyed have been greater than 15 years outdated and have been not in lively service.
Though officers on the depot declined to remark instantly following the fireplace, the JUTC later issued an announcement confirming that its operational fleet and key amenities weren’t affected.
The corporate additional famous that there was no harm to lively buses, storage areas, or vital infrastructure, and confirmed that operations on the Rockfort depot continued with out disruption.
