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No one hurt after bus fire at E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg

No one was hurt after a school bus caught fire at E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, according to the Lynchburg Fire Department. (WSLS 10)

LYNCHBURG, Va. – No one was hurt after a school bus caught fire at E.C. Glass High School Tuesday morning, according to the Lynchburg Fire Department.

Authorities said at about 7:30 a.m., a bus driver smelled smoke and alerted authorities.

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Fortunately, no students were on the bus at the time and no one was hurt.

Crews believe that a hydraulic line underneath the bus broke and started the fire. It was extinguished within a few minutes and the EV battery portion of the bus was not involved.


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Jazmine Otey joined the 10 News team in February 2021.

Keshia Lynn is a Multimedia Journalist for WSLS. She was born and raised in Maryland and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and Society from American University and a Master’s degree in Mass Communication from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism.

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