Bus carrying school children catches fire in Chilliwack, B.C., no injuries reported
A bus carrying elementary school students on a field trip caught fire on a road in Chilliwack, B.C., and spread to a nearby structure, cutting power to the area before being extinguished.
The City of Chilliwack says no injuries were reported and crews contained the blaze near Cultus Lake on Vedder Mountain Road, about 95 kilometres east of Vancouver, before it could spread to nearby woods.Chilliwack RCMP say they had to close the 4400 block of the road as firefighters battled the flames, telling people to avoid the area until it was put out.
BC Hydro says power went out for nearly 2,500 customers as a result of the fire but was restored a few hours later.– With files from CityNews
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