Crime & Safety
Dolly's Party Bus Burns on I-380
The Black Hawk County Sheriff's office said the bus was engulfed in flames Thursday night on Interstate 380.
A 50-passenger bus owned by Cedar Falls company Dolly's Party Bus wasn't carrying anyone except the driver when it was engulfed in flames on the interstate Thursday night.
The driver was able to get to safety without injury after the bus caught fire around 6:30 p.m. It was soon engulfed in flames on the shoulder of southbound I-380, south of the I-380/Highway 20 interchange.
Black Hawk County Sheriff's deputies said after speaking with the driver, it is believed the fire started in the rear of the bus and may have been caused by the air conditioning system.
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Black Hawk County deputies were assisted by the Iowa DOT and Gilbertville Fire Department in responding to the fire.
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