# Bus collision and fire in Paraná, Brazil

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/bus-collision-and-fire-in-paran-brazil
> Updated: 2026-08-31T20:02:00.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

On August 31, 2026, a bus collided with the rear of a truck carrying soy on the BR-376 highway in Ortigueira, Brazil. The collision resulted in the vehicle catching fire.

Two off-duty firefighters from the Paraná Military Fire Department, Corporal Vinícius Alexandre Grumberg Garcia and Cadet Danilo de Oliveira Kitzberger, were passengers on the bus. Despite sustaining injuries from the impact, they forced open a jammed side door to evacuate 13 passengers, many of whom were elderly individuals traveling to Curitiba for medical treatments. 

The rescue took approximately 15 minutes before flames consumed the lower part of the bus. After moving the passengers to the roadside, the firefighters returned to assist the driver, who remained trapped in the wreckage.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-31: Off-duty firefighters rescue 13 from burning bus in Paraná

Two off-duty firefighters rescued 13 people, including elderly passengers and a driver, from a burning bus after a collision on the BR-376 highway in Ortigueira, Paraná.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/off-duty-firefighters-rescue-13-from-burning-bus-in-paran

### 2026-08-25: Passengers trapped in Etacer bus at Paraná Terminal

Over ten passengers were trapped inside an Etacer bus at the Paraná Bus Terminal due to a mechanical failure in the door system. Firefighters assisted in a safe evacuation with no injuries reported.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/passengers-trapped-in-etacer-bus-at-paran-terminal

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