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STM bus catches fire in Dorval

For the second time in three months, an STM bus has caught fire on the road this time while shuttling passengers on the 204 line in Dorval.

Firefighters put out fire and passengers were transferred to another bus

Firefighters douse the flames on an STM bus on Wednesday. (Submitted by Cheryl Couchman)

For the second time in three months,an STM bus has caught fire on the road.

Isabelle Tremblay, spokesperson for Montreal's publictransit corporation,says the buscaught firein Dorval while shuttling passengers on the 204 line.

The fire broke out just beforenoonat the corner ofNeptuneBoulevardandParkfield Avenue,not far from Trudeau airport.

No one was injured.

Firefighters put out the fire at the scene and passengers were transferred to another bus, Tremblay said.

Tremblay said it's not yet clear what sparked the fire and the bus will be examined.

In April, another STM bus caught fire while travelling along the Ville-Marie expressway.The transit corporation later blamed the fire on a faulty alternator.

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Firefighters put out a fire on an STM bus Wednesday morning in Dorval. An STM spokesperson says it's unclear what caused the fire