London firefighters extinguish a bus fire on Melsandra Avenue and Valleyview Avenue, July 15, 2021. Photo courtesy of the London Fire Department. London firefighters extinguish a bus fire on Melsandra Avenue and Valleyview Avenue, July 15, 2021. Photo courtesy of the London Fire Department.
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Fire forces evacuation of city bus

A London Transit bus had to be evacuated after catching fire on a residential street in the northeast-end.

Firefighters were called to the bus fire on Melsandra Avenue and Valleyview Avenue Thursday evening.

The fire started in the bus' engine before spreading to the rest of the public transit vehicle.

A 10-second video posted to Twitter by the fire department shows half a dozen firefighters working to extinguish the blaze. The bus is visibly charred down one side.

Luckily, no one was hurt.

A damage estimate has not been released.

London Transit had to temporarily detour routes 10 and 27 as a result of the fire.

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