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HISD bus catches fire on I-10 East feeder near Mercury

A witness from a nearby business said no students were on the bus and no one had to be evacuated.

HOUSTON - Transtar cameras showed heavy smoke coming from a HISD school bus on the I-10 feeder near Mercury Wednesday afternoon.

The district confirmed that no students were on board, just the driver.

Firefighters worked fast to get the fire and smoke under control.

Thankfully no students were on board this HISD school bus when the ride went up in flames. The bus, completely destroyed. From this video, you can clearly see the fire started in the engine compartment. #khou11 pic.twitter.com/kPcrbcdL6e
— Brett Buffington (@BrettKHOU) August 22, 2018

There were no injuries.

The feeder road is still shut down for investigation. HISD is working to find the cause of the fire.

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