Bus Fire Partly Shuts Down Road Near Highway 101 In Marin County

LARKSPUR, CA — A bus fire Wednesday afternoon temporarily shut down traffic on East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard near Highway 101 in Larkspur, a Central Marin Police spokesperson tells Patch. The fire has been put out and both lanes of traffic have been reopened.

No injuries have been reported in the fire.

Police first received a call at 2:35 p.m., and fire crews were dispatched to the scene in addition to California Highway Patrol crews.

Central Marin police said drivers should expect heavy delays on Sir Francis Drake and northbound Highway 101, and advised using alternate routes. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

Transit bus fully engulfed on East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Traffic is closed. Expect heavy delays along Sir Francis Drake and Hwy 101 N/B. No eta to open the roadways. Please use alternate routes pic.twitter.com/0XvLAJHzwD
— Central Marin Police (@centralmarinpa) October 2, 2019