One of the 30 buses that left Zaragoza this Saturday to attend the Monegros Desert Festival ended up on fire, apparently due to an engine failure shortly before reaching its destination.
The fire broke out in the early afternoon of this Saturday when the bus was traveling on the N-II highway as it passed through the municipality of Fraga (Huesca), which forced the urgent eviction of the 50 passengers who were traveling inside as well as the driver.
As reported by the Civil Guard, the alert was given around 2:30 p.m. after verifying the appearance of flames in the vehicle, probably due to a possible mechanical failure.
Several traffic patrols of the Civil Guard that were from road safety prevention services on this road axis have immediately gone to the place due to the access of those attending the Monegros Desert Festival.
Some 50,000 people are expected to come together to participate in one of the largest electronic music events.
The members of the first patrol to arrive at the place have urgently evacuated the travelers and the driver, all unharmed.
However, after trying to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher and due to the force that the flames had taken, they have been forced to wait for the rest of the patrols and two motorized pump trucks from the fire service.
These troops have managed to put out the flames in the vehicle quickly and have also acted on the side of the road after detecting that the fire had spread.
The road has been closed for about an hour and a quarter. Once the fire has been extinguished, the agents have proceeded to take an alternate path through one of the lanes, since the burned-out vehicle, which was removed with the help of a crane at about 6:45 p.m., completely occupied the other lane.
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