City Transit bus fire caused by electrical malfunction in bus
FIRE AT TRANSIT FACILITY CAUSED $500,000 DAMAGE
Investigators have determined the $500,000 June 16 fire at the City’s transit facility was caused by an electrical malfunction in the engine compartment of one of the buses.
Due to required cleaning and restoration of the building, normal operations have been disrupted and users may see some delays in the reloading process of Breeze Cards, City of Lethbridge officials said Monday.
“The displacement of buses from the building has restricted communication from administration to the bus,” a news release states. “Those reloading their Breeze Cards by phone may see a longer-thanusual time for that information to be transferred to the buses. Direct reloads at sales locations will not be affected.”
On June 16 at approximately 10 a.m., Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services deployed four stations to a fire in the City’s Transit facility.
Due to the potential risk involved with buses, fuel and staff on site at the 4 Avenue North location, 22 LFD members with five apparatus and four EMS units from four stations all responded.
The fire was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported. Damage to the bus is reported at $200,000, with smoke damage to the facility being reported at $300,000.
City crews are working diligently to return all services to normal operation as quickly as possible.
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