US EditionSchool bus fire: Quebec pulls all 1,200 Lion electric buses off roads for inspection
- On Tuesday morning in Montreal, a Lion Electric school bus operated by Transco caught fire near Jean-Talon Street and Victoria Avenue, with six children and the driver evacuated safely without injuries.
- After a fire incident involving a Lion Electric bus, Quebec's government announced on Friday that they would temporarily remove approximately 1,200 buses of this brand from service to carry out comprehensive safety inspections.
- The Montreal Fire Department reported the fire's cause remains undetermined but confirmed the electric bus battery was not involved, while Transport Canada is investigating the incident.
- Education and Transportation officials emphasized that ensuring student safety is paramount, leading school boards to cancel more than 120 bus routes and requiring thousands of students to find alternative means of getting to school.
- Preventive inspections of the buses will continue throughout the weekend under close supervision by authorities, and if any vehicle modifications are required, parents will be provided with different options for their children's transportation.
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Quebec Grounds All 1,200 Lion Electric School Buses After Fire
Quebec’s government has suspended all 1,200 Lion electric school buses in the province from operation after one caught fire earlier this week, leading to school cancellations and numerous school bus routes being halted. The fire occurred the morning of Sept. 9 in the Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood of Montreal, leaving the driver and five children aboard unharmed. Montreal’s fire chief Martin Guilbault said the fire was not caused by the battery i…
School bus fire: Quebec pulls all 1,200 Lion electric buses off roads for inspection (World)
Schools across Quebec have been forced to cancel bus service after the government pulled all of the roughly 1,200 Lion electric buses in the province off the roads. The provincial government said it took the precautionary measure after a Lion electric school bus caught fire in Montreal earlier this ...
School carriers in the regions of Quebec will have the task of inspecting the Lion buses themselves, which have been out of service since Friday.
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