Crime & Safety
Police Investigating After Boston School Bus Bursts Into Flames
Investigators are looking into what caused a school bus to catch fire in a Boston neighborhood.
MATTAPAN, MA — A Boston Public Schools bus caught fire in Mattapan Wednesday morning.
Police say the truck's engine block was the first to show flames and there were no students on board at the time.
Boston police said the driver is okay but did not release further details.
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
I photographed the aftermath of school bus fire this morning in #Boston’s Mattapan Square. @NBC10Boston has a video of the heavy fire conditions from early in the event. —> https://t.co/DK3F6I0l0O pic.twitter.com/JGCCtdQ3ni
— Mark Garfinkel (@pictureboston) October 13, 2021
#BREAKING #USA #MA 🔴 BOSTON : MATTAPAN SCHOOL BUS FIRE! 🔥 A fire broke out in a bus of Mattapan school earlier on Wednesday morning. Fire is estinguished. No casualties.#BreakingNews #Video - ghettova#Boston #Mattapan #BusFire #Fire pic.twitter.com/YKbGUnfI32
— loveworld (@LoveWorld_Peopl) October 13, 2021
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