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Summercourt fire destroys 35 buses in Western Greyhound fleet | |
(34 minutes later) | |
A fire at a bus depot in Cornwall has destroyed 35 buses - a third of bus firm Western Greyhound's fleet. | |
The fire in Summercourt, near Newquay, broke out at about 01:00 BST. | The fire in Summercourt, near Newquay, broke out at about 01:00 BST. |
The blaze - the cause of which is not yet known - is expected to cause "significant disruption" to services in mid-Cornwall, including school buses. | The blaze - the cause of which is not yet known - is expected to cause "significant disruption" to services in mid-Cornwall, including school buses. |
Mark Howarth from Western Greyhound said: "A lot of hard work has gone into Western Greyhound and it's awful to see it going up in smoke." | Mark Howarth from Western Greyhound said: "A lot of hard work has gone into Western Greyhound and it's awful to see it going up in smoke." |
The burnt out buses included two brand new vehicles and four out of six of Truro's park and ride buses. | |
One bus was damaged but is "repairable". | |
Significant disruption | |
The company's managing director told BBC Radio Cornwall: "I could just see flames leaping in the air and, when I arrived, all the buses at the bottom of the yard were completely ablaze. | |
"The services will be significantly disrupted but we will run as much of them as we can." | "The services will be significantly disrupted but we will run as much of them as we can." |
In Cornwall about a third of services are not operating or have been delayed, although services are running normally in Devon. | In Cornwall about a third of services are not operating or have been delayed, although services are running normally in Devon. |
Western Greyhound has been operating buses in both counties since 1998. | Western Greyhound has been operating buses in both counties since 1998. |
It describes itself as a "locally based, family-run business". | It describes itself as a "locally based, family-run business". |
The cause of the fire is being jointly investigated by Devon and Cornwall Police and Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service. | The cause of the fire is being jointly investigated by Devon and Cornwall Police and Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service. |