{"id":193273,"date":"2026-06-25T13:59:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/193273\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T13:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:59:36","slug":"maz-bus-catches-fire-in-minsk","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/193273\/","title":{"rendered":"MAZ bus catches fire in Minsk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 25, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>A fire broke out in the engine compartment of a moving MAZ bus in central Minsk yesterday, <em>Minsk-Novosti<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passengers evacuated the vehicle on their own before the fire was extinguished. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minsktrans transport operator is currently investigating the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media users have already shared a video showing Bus No 56 in flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian buses have been reported to regularly catch fire in Russia and Belarus. This is likely due to the sanctions imposed on MAZ, a Minsk-based company, by Western democracies, which deprived the company of some high-quality components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, MAZ bus sales more than doubled to 74 units year on year in Russia in the first four months of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 25, Pozirk. A fire broke out in the engine compartment of a moving MAZ bus in central Minsk yesterday, Minsk-Novosti reported. Passengers evacuated the vehicle on their own before the fire was extinguished. No injuries were reported. The Minsktrans transport operator is currently investigating the incident. Social media users have already shared a video [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[15],"class_list":["post-193273","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MAZ bus catches fire in Minsk | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 25, Pozirk. A fire broke out in the engine compartment of a moving MAZ bus in central Minsk yesterday, Minsk-Novosti reported. 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