{"id":226364,"date":"2026-03-30T01:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T01:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/226364\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T01:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T01:36:11","slug":"sun-metro-bus-catches-fire-in-downtown-el-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/226364\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun Metro bus catches fire in Downtown El Paso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KTSM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;KTSM&quot;}\" class=\"link \">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 A Sun Metro bus caught fire on Sunday afternoon, March 29 in Downtown El Paso, but crews quickly put the fire out.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"899\" height=\"674\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/af32a4b7661096b507f59a5c8ad31fe7.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"899\" height=\"674\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/f713b8eeb9ab91ebafe45a9f207d94b5.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"899\" height=\"674\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0382cb17e0d5cf376ff4cdae2fff1795.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"Photos by Edith Montero\/KTSM\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"899\" height=\"674\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/30b7fa4c1eaf81290065bb2e2deb6b9b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photos by Edith Montero\/KTSM<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The fire happened at about 4:40 p.m. Sunday at Oregon and Franklin in Downtown El Paso, a Fire Department spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No one was injured in the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Our crew on the scene said the fire was contained to the rear of the bus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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