Crime & Safety

School Bus Fire In Woods Contained: North Port Fire Rescue

A decommissioned school bus fire in the woods behind a shopping plaza is under control Friday afternoon, North Port Fire Rescue said.

A decommissioned school bus fire in the woods behind a shopping plaza is under control Friday afternoon, North Port Fire Rescue said.
A decommissioned school bus fire in the woods behind a shopping plaza is under control Friday afternoon, North Port Fire Rescue said. (Courtesy of North Port Fire Rescue)

NORTH PORT, FL — Firefighters got a vehicle fire under control in the wooded area behind the Shoppes at North Port, a shopping plaza at Toledo Blade and Price boulevards, Friday afternoon.

North Port police also responded to the scene, where an out-of-commission school bus is on fire, the North Port Fire Rescue wrote in a Facebook post.

There were no injuries or damage to nearby businesses.

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The blaze temporarily reduced Toledo Blade Boulevard in that area to one southbound lane. The roadway has since reopened, firefighters said.


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