{"id":145672,"date":"2025-07-07T19:59:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/145672\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"another-maz-bus-catches-fire-in-russia-2","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/145672\/","title":{"rendered":"Another MAZ bus catches fire in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2025-07-05_16-24-37.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2025-07-05_16-24-37.jpg 927w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2025-07-05_16-24-37-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2025-07-05_16-24-37-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2025-07-05_16-24-37-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2025-07-05_16-24-37-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 7, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Another Belarusian-made bus caught fire in Russia\u2019s Irkutsk two days ago, adding to concerns about the quality of vehicles built by the sanctions-hit Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ). &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Russian emergencies ministry has posted pictures of the burned-out bus, noting that it took six firefighters to extinguish the flame. There were no casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Irkutsk administration, the fire started in the engine compartment. The bus had been in operation since 2013 and passed technical inspection in June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fire incidents involving MAZ buses have been reported on a regular basis. The most recent fire was reported on May 14 in Russia\u2019s Voronezh province.  Some critics say that Western sanctions have forced MAZ to replace Western quality parts with Chinese components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka indirectly acknowledged the issue in September 2023, when he told a Russian governor that bus fires in St. Petersburg were attributable to the lack of \u201chigh-quality and timely maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He suggested sending Belarusian mechanics to provide on-site maintenance services. MAZ truck and bus sales have plunged in Russia this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/ru\/news\/142305\/\">MAZ truck sales plunge y\/y in Russia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 7, Pozirk. Another Belarusian-made bus caught fire in Russia\u2019s Irkutsk two days ago, adding to concerns about the quality of vehicles built by the sanctions-hit Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ). &nbsp; The Russian emergencies ministry has posted pictures of the burned-out bus, noting that it took six firefighters to extinguish the flame. 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