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Bus fire closes portion of Highway 63 north of Fort McKay

A portion of Highway 63 north of Fort McKay was closed for several hours Wednesday morning after a bus caught fire. Supplied

RCMP said a portion of Highway 63, north of Fort McKay, Alta., was closed for several hours Wednesday morning after a bus caught fire.

According to police, it happened around 5:40 a.m. on a bridge, known as the ‘bridge to nowhere’ by locals.

It’s unclear how many passengers were on the bus but police said everyone was able to safely exit the vehicle.

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RCMP said the bus was blocking both lanes of traffic on Highway 63 and the highway had to be closed for several hours.

The shell of a burned bus is all the remains after a bus fire along Highway 63 Wednesday morning.
The shell of a burned bus is all the remains after a bus fire along Highway 63 Wednesday morning. supplied

Shortly before 9 a.m., police said the highway had reopened.

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Police have not said what caused the fire.

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