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May 22, Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Two public buses caught fire in Minsk yesterday, state-run Minsk-Novosti<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The news comes amid reports of a string of similar incidents involving Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) buses in Russia and complaints about poor quality linked to international sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A MAZ bus in the Uru\u010d\u010da neighborhood had an alternator belt issue, the agency said. Smoke also triggered fire alarm in another bus of an unknown brand. All passengers were safe, and the fire did not break out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three days ago, a MAZ bus reportedly burned down in downtown Minsk. In another incident two weeks ago, a passenger bus caught on fire and burned down on the M1 highway. No victims were reported in both incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, Russia\u2019s St. Petersburg suspended the operation of 137 MAZ buses supplied in 2022 after at least nine caught fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka admitted bus quality issues in September 2023 at a meeting with Veniamin Kondratyev, the Krasnodar governor. The Belarusian leader suggested sending Belarusian repair crews for on-site maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAZ attributed the fires to oil leakage from the fan hydraulic drive system onto heated engine parts. The problem may be linked to the use of poor-quality parts amid Western sanctions and the disruption of supply chains, said Kirill Polyakov, deputy governor of St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAZ’s bus sales in Russia plunged by 25 percent year on year in the first four months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read: MAZ bus sales in Russia down 33 percent in January<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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