A ROUTE 45 minibus caught fire on the Eccles Public Road, East Bank Demerara in the midst of heavy Tuesday morning traffic.Owner of the bus, Suegolam Kalicharran, said he and his son were passengers at the time of the incident.

“When the driver was in the traffic, we heard a sparking sound and saw smoke. We then disconnected the lug nut from the batteries, but by then there was a fire, and the bus, which had half tank of gas, was on fire. People in the area assisted with buckets and other stuff to try and extinguish the fire,” he said.

No one was injured but the minibus was completely destroyed, although residents formed a bucket brigade and extinguished the fire.

Kalicharran lamented that he had recently refurbished the bus and was heading over to the Demerara West Coast when the bus caught afire.