Crime & Safety

Bus On I-80 Catches Fire Near Minooka

The fire happened Thursday afternoon.

Minooka firefighters put out a bus fire Thursday, Feb. 28 along Interstate 80.
Minooka firefighters put out a bus fire Thursday, Feb. 28 along Interstate 80. (Minooka Fire Protection District)

MINOOKA, IL - The Minooka Fire Department and firefighters from nearby Morris and Channahon extinguished a bus that caught on fire Thursday as it traveled along Interstate 80. Minooka fire officials reported that nobody was injured in the blaze. The bus was totally engulfed in flames when fire crews got to the call, they said.

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