Electrical fault likely cause of bus fire on Sydney Harbour Bridge, investigators say

By Matt O'Sullivan
Updated September 20 2016 - 1:09pm, first published 12:09pm
Fire engulfs the bus on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Thursday night.
 Photo: Christopher Cockerill
Fire engulfs the bus on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Thursday night. Photo: Christopher Cockerill
The bus fire brought traffic to a standstill on the bridge. Photo: Paula Tomovic
The bus fire brought traffic to a standstill on the bridge. Photo: Paula Tomovic
Plumes of smoke rise from the bus fire as a train passes the scene.  Photo: Christopher Cockerill
Plumes of smoke rise from the bus fire as a train passes the scene. Photo: Christopher Cockerill
Firefighters work on the charred remains of the bus. Photo: Paula Tomovic
Firefighters work on the charred remains of the bus. Photo: Paula Tomovic

An electrical fault is likely to have started a fire in the engine bay of a bus that burst into flames on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and caused traffic chaos in the city during rush hour last week, safety investigators say.

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