Driver, 5 Children Safe After Electric School Bus Catches Fire in Montreal

The rear door of the Lion C electric bus, manufactured in Quebec, is seen in the Lion Electric Company assembly plant in St-Jerome, Que., on Aug. 21, 2023. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi

A bus driver and five children managed to escape after a electric school bus caught fire in Montreal, officials say.

The incident happened in the city’s Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood, where fire crews were called to just before 8 a.m. on Sept. 9, Montreal fire department chief Martin Guilbault told The Epoch Times.