Smoke-emitting transit bus forces road closure on Portage Avenue

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Eastbound Portage Avenue at Erin Street is closed to traffic due to a transit bus that broke down and spewed heavy smoke.

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This article was published 15/06/2013 (4798 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Eastbound Portage Avenue at Erin Street is closed to traffic due to a transit bus that broke down and spewed heavy smoke.

The event took place at about 3:20 p.m. today in the 1200 block of Portage.

The road closure is expected to last about an hour and motorists are asked to avoid the area.

Trevor Hagan / Winnipeg Free Press
Firefighters extinguish a blaze in a transit bus that experienced mechanical difficulties on the 1200 block of Portage Avenue Saturday.
Trevor Hagan / Winnipeg Free Press Firefighters extinguish a blaze in a transit bus that experienced mechanical difficulties on the 1200 block of Portage Avenue Saturday.
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Updated on Saturday, June 15, 2013 4:07 PM CDT: Added photo.

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