The warehouse where the municipal buses of Arrecife park has suffered a fire in the early hours of this Friday that has forced the suspension of the service. In fact, only three buses have resumed the service of lines 1 and 3 from 08:00, with an hour and a half delay. These vehicles have not suffered the consequences of the fire, as they were in the mechanical workshop.
The fire occurred at 04.45 hours in the warehouse on José Betancort Street and three fire crews were dispatched to the scene and managed to extinguish it.
According to the Emergency Consortium, two buses were affected. The "Lanzadera", which is a microbus, has been completely destroyed, while the fire has also affected another bus of the municipal service. The rest of the vehicles have not suffered any damage in the fire, although they have been completely covered by soot and ash.
In addition, the Consortium points out that municipal technicians are assessing the extent of the situation, to check if the fire has also affected the structure.
The Councillor for Mobility, Ángela Hernández, has assured, in statements to La Voz, that three buses have started the service of lines 1 and 3 from 08:00, one only for line 1 and the other two for line 3, as the latter is the one with the highest number of users. These three buses have been able to start the service because they were not in the municipal warehouse, but in the mechanical workshop, which has saved them from the fire. "This has helped us to start the service", says the councillor.
Ángela Hernández points out that municipal workers are working on cleaning the other two buses that were in the municipal warehouse, and that despite not suffering damage, have been impregnated with soot and ash from the fire. "Once they finish cleaning them, we will put them into operation", details Ángela Hernández, who adds that the municipal drivers are "waiting" to be able to reactivate the service.