Electric School Bus Fire on Earls Road

(Huntsville/Lake of Bays) – Around 8:30 a.m. on January 13, 2025, the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department responded to a reported vehicle fire on Earls Road in Huntsville. Crews from Station 1 Huntsville, comprising 11 firefighters and 2 trucks, responded to the event.

Upon arrival, firefighters discovered an electric school bus engulfed in flames. Fire crews used water from a nearby fire hydrant to extinguish the fire. The fire did not damage any of the homes on Earls Road and no injuries have been reported. The school bus had broken down prior to the fire starting. The driver of the bus had called for a replacement bus which picked up the passengers shortly before the flames became visible.

No cause of the fire has been determined, and it is not believed that the large battery of the electric school bus was involved in the fire. The Office of the Fire Marshal has been contacted.

A large amount of water was applied to extinguish the fire and the Town of Huntsville asks members of the community to avoid Earls Road between Muskoka Road 3 N and Campus Trail due to ice on the road.

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For More Information Contact:
Grant Murchison
Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department
Fire Prevention Officer
705-789-5201 x 3604
media@hlobfire.ca