Crime & Safety
School Bus Fire Shuts Down Dan Ryan Expressway
UPDATED: The driver was able to escape the burning vehicle Wednesday afternoon near Canalport Avenue.
CHICAGO, IL — A school bus fire Wednesday afternoon has all lanes of the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway shut down near Canalport Avenue. The closed lanes are between 31st Street and the Stevenson Expressway, the Total Traffic & Weather Network reports.
Cars were backed up as far as Pershing Road, according to TTWN. Crews began cleaning up the accident just before 3:30 p.m., and the expressway was reopened just after 4:15 p.m., WBBM-AM reports.
No one was hurt in the fire, the report stated. The driver, who was the only person aboard the bus, was able to escape the vehicle, the report added.
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All lanes on IB Dan Ryan have reopened after school bus fire; only the driver was aboard and got off the vehicle OK @WBBM780Traffic @thepatrickblain pic.twitter.com/ZfcFkS80du
— WBBM Newsradio (@WBBMNewsradio) August 1, 2018
Full shutdown of the inbound Dan Ryan (I-90/94) continues near the Stevenson (I-55) for bus fire cleanup. It's a parking lot back to Pershing. https://t.co/gVKBwjHF0t #CHItraffic pic.twitter.com/X991nuRhxv
— TTWN Chicago (@TotalTrafficCHI) August 1, 2018
Closed due to a school bus fire in #DanRyan on I-90 Inbound between 31st St and Stevenson Expy, stopped traffic back to Pershing Rd #traffic
— TTWN Chicago (@TotalTrafficCHI) August 1, 2018
Photos from the scene show flames engulfing the front of the bus. Black smoke also can be seen coming from the open back emergency exit of the vehicle.
School bus in flames on 94 W just before Canalport @WBBMNewsradio @WBBM780Traffic pic.twitter.com/jtP2ifZnHZ
— Patrick B. Barrins (@thepatrickblain) August 1, 2018
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