Transit bus catches fire

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A Winnipeg Transit bus caught fire Saturday night in an incident that officials have deemed not suspicious.

Fire crews responded to the City of Winnipeg’s Fort Rouge Transit Garage around 10:37 p.m., where they found a bus burning in one of the property’s parking bays, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said in a release Sunday.

“They quickly worked to apply water to the fire, declaring the fire under control at 11:00 p.m. Crews then worked to ventilate the garage, ensuring it was safe for Transit employees,” WFPS said.

Firefighters searched the garage, which was unoccupied. Nobody was injured during the blaze, WFPS said.

Damage estimates are not available. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but the WFPS does not believe it is suspicious in nature, it said.