Tour bus catches fire
Updated: Saturday, 06 Jun 2009, 6:27 PM MDT
Published : Saturday, 06 Jun 2009, 6:26 PM MDT
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A tour bus caught fire Saturday on Interstate 25 at Mile Post 239 on Sandia Pueblo. The bus is a total loss.
The accident happened just after 9:30 a.m. Only the bus driver was onboard and he got out okay.
The bus is owned by a company called Follow the Sun Inc.
Sandia Police were the first responders, but firefighters from both the Algodones and Albuquerque departments ended up assisting.
Traffic was stopped in both directions of I-25 for around 15 minutes. Then lanes opened one at a time.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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