The Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department is reporting no injuries after an electric school bus went up in flames this morning.
Officials say around 8:30 a.m. on Monday (Jan. 13), the department responded to a reported vehicle fire on Earls Road in Huntsville.
Upon arrival, firefighters discovered an electric school bus engulfed in flames. Officials say the bus had broken down prior to the fire starting, with the driver calling for a replacement bus which picked up the passengers shortly before the flames came visible.
No cause has yet been determined, and it is not believed the large battery of the vehicle was involved in the fire.
The department’s asking people to avoid Earls Road between Muskoka Road 3 N and Campus Trail due to ice forming on the road after extinguishing the fire.
