Trench Town firemen and JOS bus

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Title

Trench Town firemen and JOS bus

Description

"A Trench Town fireman crouches low to do a better job on this JOS bus at Rousseau Road yesterday afternoon. The officer in charge of the single Trench Town fire unit which put out the blaze that started at about 3:30 p.m. Sergeant L. McGhie, watches to see that the job is properly done. According to driver James Robinson he noticed smoke and fire when he stopped at the bus stop on Rousseau Road near it's intersection with Maxfield Avenue. He said some 30 people were in the vehicle when the fire started. The bus was badly burnt and was unable to move under its own power."

Subject

Traffic accidents - Jamaica; Bus accidents - Jamaica; Buses; Bus lines - Jamaica; Leyland buses; Firemen; Fire fighters

Creator

Roy Shakes (Daily News)

Date

Aug-1974

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Jamaica Omnibus Services (JOS)

Identifier

D0009761

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Roy Shakes (Daily News), “Trench Town firemen and JOS bus,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 25, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/8864.