Cause of bus fire sought

POLAND

Firefighters are still trying to determine what caused a school bus to catch fire at Poland Seminary High School just after 5 a.m. Tuesday, said fire Chief Chip Comstock of the Western Reserve Joint Fire District.

The engine that responded used its deck gun – the water cannon on top of the fire engine – to reach the bus, which was behind a gate.

Firefighters used a saw to get through the gate, and a second engine assisted since the first engine’s water supply ran out.

One bus was destroyed, a second had minor damage and a third had some smoke damage.

“We’ve not made any determination as to the cause, but we don’t think there’s anything suspicious,” Comstock said.