12/18/2006 10:30 AM Update: Damage estimate is $400,000 and there are a total of 13 buses that received damage.
(SALEM) - Salem Fire Department received a call for a commercial fire at 998 Hawthorne Ave NE, Salem-Keizer School District Bus Garage at 5:56 AM on Sunday, December 17th.
Captain Robin Chitwood stated, "When we arrived we had multiple busses on fire. We made aggressive attacks on both ends of the line of buses."
A second alarm was dispatched at 6:00 AM bringing more fire apparatus and fire fighters to the scene.
It took Fire Fighters approximately 20-minutes to have the fire under control. 7 busses were destroyed, but a total of 11 received damage.
No injuries were reported. A damage estimate is currently not available. Fire investigators are on the scene.
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