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The Crescent Valley Fire Department attended a fire at Brent Kennedy Elementary School where a school bus was engulfed in flames early Friday morning. Photo courtesy of the Crescent Valley Fire Department
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Three school buses ablaze Tamara Hynd Nelson Star
Three empty school buses were damaged by fire early Friday morning. Crescent Valley Fire Department responded to the incident at about 5 a.m. Friday when a passerby saw the buses on fire in a compound at Brent Kennedy Elementary School. “Three buses looked like they were on fire, one totally engulfed,” said deputy fire chief Ryan Durand. “It was hard to tell the flame height due to all the smoke.” The blaze was approximately 200 metres away from the school. “It was not in danger at all,” Durand said. Eight firefighters responded with two trucks and a water tender.
“The RCMP does not suspect arson/foul play. They suspect it was something mechanical.” Larry Brown
“We extinguished the fire within 30 minutes, but we stayed on scene for two and a half hours.” The blaze resulted in significant damage to one 2008 model school bus
and lesser damage to the other two which are 2010 and 2012 models. “It was long before the bus drivers started work,” said Durand. “It was not suspicious.” No injuries have been reported and school district operations manager Larry Brown said the regional commercial vehicle inspector conducted an inspection on Tuesday. The Nelson RCMP was on site as well. “The RCMP does not suspect arson/ foul play,” said Brown. “They suspect it was something mechanical. We’re very regulated. The vehicles are inspected annually by certified inspectors.” Brown added that the inspections
generally take place during the summer so any work can be done. Each bus is then inspected by Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement before a permit is issued. Brown said it appears that the middle bus caught fire. The radiant heat damaged two more buses which were parked on either side, melting and damaging anything that was plastic and painted. “I believe one [bus] will likely be a total write-off,” said Brown. “The other two will need repairs — new windows, decals, paint, seat covers and signal lights.” Continued on Page 3
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