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Megabus en route to Minneapolis explodes, no injuries
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune
A Megabus heading to Minneapolis erupted in flames in Lake Forest, Ill., north of Chicago, on Sunday afternoon.
No injuries were reported, but a University of St. Thomas student who was on the bus said he lost most of his belongings in the fire.
Alexei O'Brien, originally from Chicago, said that shortly after leaving the city he started smelling burned rubber.
The driver stopped the bus on the side of the road several times before calling for a new bus to pick up the passengers. As the bus was headed to meet the new one, O'Brien said he heard a "big pop and a little jolt."
Read more: http://www.startribune.com/megabus-en-route-to-minneapolis-explodes-no-injuries/369602161/
I was once on the Fung Wah and the door fell off, but this beats that...
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