Jackson State bus carrying baseball team up in flames

[JR]

Re: Jackson State bus carrying baseball team up in flames....

Since no one was hurt, I'll go ahead and say it:

That pretty much sums up our season! :emlaugh:

lol. Just glad all were okay. You can get a new bus.

 

[J-State]

glad no one was hurt...

our HBCU's need to take care of these school buses and keep maintenance up

Although anything is possible, some have already assumed its poor maintenance.

It's about time to upgrade those buses.

 

[J-State]

Re: Jackson State bus carrying baseball team up in flames....

WOW! I am sure the insurance will get us a brand new bus! :banana:

Man, that bus is probable worth about $40-50,000. A new one will cost about $500,000.

 

[JayRob]

Is it routine maintenance issues?

Dude, you already tryna instigate smack on the sly.:smh:

 

[SUjagTILLiDIE]

Dude, you already tryna instigate smack on the sly.:smh:

Looks who's talking :lol:

 

[Jag-BR]

Looks who's talking :lol:

right

im glad nobody was hurt. i remember a hbcu in bama had this happen to them as well. i cant remember who

 

[96lioness]

right

im glad nobody was hurt. i remember a hbcu in bama had this happen to them as well. i cant remember who

:wavey:

It was Concordia-Selma. Happened early in the season last year.

 

[JAG89]

A year before the Concordia bus fire, the same thing happen to a charter bus the Virginia University of Lynchburg (VUL) football team was travelling on.

http://www.wset.com/story/19675547/vul-football-team-bus-catches-fire

 

[JagHammer]

Re: Jackson State bus carrying baseball team up in flames....

Since no one was hurt, I'll go ahead and say it:

That pretty much sums up our season! :emlaugh:

If that was our bus, that bad boy would have exploded.
I'm glad everyone is OK.

 

[JSUDMJ2004]

Re: Jackson State bus carrying baseball team up in flames....

lol. Just glad all were okay. You can get a new bus.

A few new buses are needed....

 

[JayRob]

Looks who's talking :lol:

I do remember folks from one school readjusting the brakes on buses from a certain school. Guess this one can't be blamed on them cause they had nothing to gain.

 

[ToPdOg]

I'm glad nobody got hurt.

 

[Olde Hornet]

Jackson St. University baseball team's bus destroyed by fire on I-20/59 in Birmingham

http://www.abc3340.com/story/254332...bus-destroyed-by-fire-on-i-2059-in-birmingham

THE GOOD NEW IS:

According to police, everyone on board escaped the burning bus unharmed, but they will have to find a new ride as the bus was completely destroyed in the fire. It is unknown at this time what caused the blaze.

 

[Kendrick]

Re: Jackson St. University baseball team's bus destroyed by fire on I-20/59 in Birmin

TJ Werre ‏@TJ_WJTV 1h

Jackson State says Ole Miss and Mississippi State are helping replace some of the gear lost in yesterday's bus fire.

 

[C-LeB28]

Re: Jackson St. University baseball team's bus destroyed by fire on I-20/59 in Birmin

TJ Werre ‏@TJ_WJTV 1h

Jackson State says Ole Miss and Mississippi State are helping replace some of the gear lost in yesterday's bus fire.

:tup:

 

[jag4life]

I said the same thing. Although two of the buses were with charter bus services, this is the third time a bus carrying athletes from a HBCU goes up in flames in less than two years. I hope the preventive maintenance schedule is not being overlooked on vehicles transporting our athletes. These vehicles travel too many miles not to be checked on a routine basis.

Happens at about the same frequency across the board. It isn't an "HBCU issue". There may be an issue with the regulations on bus inspections.

 

[JayRob]

Re: Jackson St. University baseball team's bus destroyed by fire on I-20/59 in Birmin

TJ Werre ‏@TJ_WJTV 1h

Jackson State says Ole Miss and Mississippi State are helping replace some of the gear lost in yesterday's bus fire.

Maybe some of their timely hitting will rub off too. The SWAC is in trouble now. Our bus caught on fire, so will our bats come tournament time.:tup:

 

[Mace]

Although anything is possible, some have already assumed its poor maintenance.

It's about time to upgrade those buses.

Well glad everyone was ok-albeit shaken but ok! I was driving in the Midfield/Hueytown area near the Allison-Bonnett memorial drive yesterday and saw the billowing smoke and thought a railroad car had caught on fire somewhere. Since the bus is State property I'm sure there will be an internal as well State investigation which is all good and well. I'm assuming that maintaince and service contracts for these buses are required with some service company.

 

[Bleedbluefan]

Very nice of Ole Miss and State to help us out.... thought they didn't care for us. Hmmm

 

[Jag-BR]

Very nice of Ole Miss and State to help us out.... thought they didn't care for us. Hmmm

Some schools would do it. Much props to them. I still hate Ole Miss though but I guess you can't fault the administration for everyone.

 

[Jaguar94]

Re: Jackson St. University baseball team's bus destroyed by fire on I-20/59 in Birmin

Maybe some of their timely hitting will rub off too. The SWAC is in trouble now. Our bus caught on fire, so will our bats come tournament time.:tup:

And maybe 2 or 3 relief pitchers.... :tup:

 

[J-State]

Since the bus is State property I'm sure there will be an internal as well State investigation which is all good and well. I'm assuming that maintaince and service contracts for these buses are required with some service company.

Jackson State has it's own maintenance facility. Also, the buses are taken to Dallas every year for a week for a full maintenance check top to bottom.

 

[jag4life]

Jackson State has it's own maintenance facility. Also, the buses are taken to Dallas every year for a week for a full maintenance check top to bottom.

Probably need to review the maintenance records from that facility in Dallas, at minimum.

 

[Taylor-Made'90]

Having worked at Greyhound Corporate IT, I supported the BOSS platform, which housed fleet maint records. My guess based on the pics on the Birmingham news site, is, the fire may have started from an overheated tire. Either not properly inflated or maybe having picked up a nail in travel. Unless the bus is equipped with TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) the driver may not have known he was driving with a flat. That bus was a MCI DL102, which didn't have standard TPMS. The later DL102s and D4500s and G4500s have it standard. Now, if the bus is properly maintained and aligned regularly, the driver should be able to detect if the bus is pulling to the right or the left, which would prompt him to stop and check (and feel) his tires. But... If the tire was running flat (or deflated) it heats up. And it'll eventually get to a point where it ignites. And once that happens, there's virtually no way to put a tire fire out. And it burns so hot so fast that it consumes everything around it. Based on the pics after the fire was out, all six rear tires were burned off the rims. That kinda heat will easily consume a coach.

There'll be an investigation but that's what my guess is... A tire fire.

~~taking my Greyhound hat off, putting it back on the shelf~~

 

[bernard]

Next time, JSU should purchase a Prevost not a MCI, MCI's are no good!