{"id":131410,"date":"2025-03-24T21:29:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/131410\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"another-maz-bus-catches-fire-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/131410\/","title":{"rendered":"Another MAZ bus catches fire in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 24, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>A Belarus-made bus by the Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) caught fire in Russia&#8217;s Kirov province yesterday evening, the local emergency services reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight passengers and the driver managed to leave the vehicle unharmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media have frequently reported MAZ bus fires in Russia and Belarus as the company&#8217;s sales keep plunging in Russia. The incidents may be linked to sanctions against MAZ that affect its production capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few months ago, Mika\u0142aj \u0141akotka, second in charge of design at MAZ, linked frequent fires to negligence and violations of bus safety regulations in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MAZ_Peterburg_1128_press_admin_SPB-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MAZ_Peterburg_1128_press_admin_SPB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MAZ_Peterburg_1128_press_admin_SPB-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MAZ_Peterburg_1128_press_admin_SPB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MAZ_Peterburg_1128_press_admin_SPB.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">MAZ sells only 15 buses in Russia in January-February<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 13, Pozirk. The Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) bus sales in Russia plunged from 147 vehicles sold in the first two months of 2024 to only 15 in January-February this year, Russia\u2019s ASM-holding reported. The Belarusian flagship company sold 504 &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/129851\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 24, Pozirk. A Belarus-made bus by the Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) caught fire in Russia&#8217;s Kirov province yesterday evening, the local emergency services reported. Eight passengers and the driver managed to leave the vehicle unharmed. Media have frequently reported MAZ bus fires in Russia and Belarus as the company&#8217;s sales keep plunging in Russia. 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