SEOUL (Reuters): An electric bus manufactured by Hyundai Motor Co caught fire on Monday (Feb 15) while in use in South Korea, a fire official said on Tuesday, months after similar fires in electric cars led to a recall to inspect batteries.
No one was injured in the incident, which occurred as the empty bus was returning to the garage after an inspection, an official at the Fire Service Headquarters in the southeastern city of Changwon said.
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