A bus caught fire near the Vatican in
Rome on Friday, the latest in a string of such incidents in the
Italian capital.
The bus went up in smoke in Piazza Pio Xi, a stone's throw
from the Vatican, sparking curiosity among passersby and
tourists.
A month ago Rome prosecutors said they were probing recent
bus fires in the Italian capital for suspected lack of
maintenance.
On May 10 one bus burst into a ball of fire in the central
Via del Tritone between the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish
Steps, and another went up in smoke in the outlying Castel
Poziano district.
On May 7 there were two small fires on two vehicles, one
in the central Piazza Venezia where Mussolini used to make his
speeches. They were quickly put out.
There have now been 12 fires on Rome buses this year and
there were 22 last year. No one has been hurt.
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