Crime & Safety
Fire Destroys Wayne School Bus
Breaking: The driver was the only occupant of the bus and got out safely, police said.
WAYNE, NJ — A school bus caught fire and at a township high school Wednesday afternoon and was destroyed, authorities said.
The bus was pulling onto the Passaic County Technical Institute campus on Reinhart at 1:03 p.m. when the bus caught fire, said Capt. John McNiff.
No students were aboard and the driver escaped the blaze safely, McNiff said.
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The Passaic County Sheriff's Department is investigating the cause of the blaze. The Daily Voice reported that the bus' engine caught fire.
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