By Jill Sperling

Passengers stranded during Greyhound bus fire

Apr 6, 2017 | 10:00 AM

KAMLOOPS — A fire broke out on a Greyhound bus early Thursday morning, stranding passengers on the side of the road for a couple hours. 

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According to Greyhound spokesperson, Lanesha Gipson, there were 17 people on board when the fire sparked.

“The incident occurred around 5:28 Pacific Time this morning,” Gipson said. “It was about 15 km outside of Cache Creek. It was schedule number 5033 en route from 100 Mile House to Kamloops.”

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The passengers were picked up by a bus from Kamloops, and arrived in the city shortly after 9 a.m. 

No one was hurt during the incident, however passengers said the smoke made them feel ill. 

Greyhound is conducting an internal investigation to determine the cause of the fire.