Bus with Fall River residents on board catches fire on Connecticut highway leading to injuries

A bus carrying Fall River residents went up in flames during Sunday’s storm in Connecticut.

According to Darien First Selectman Jon Zagrodzky, an I-95 bus fire in Darien was a mass casualty incident that occurred Sunday afternoon. 

“This was likely one of the most impactful incidents Darien has faced in several years, involving a fire and more than 50 patients who needed to be rapidly evaluated, treated, and either transported off the scene to area hospitals or safely sheltered and transferred back onto another bus to continue on to Fall River, Massachusetts.”

A person with knowledge of the situation told Fall River Reporter that a Portuguese group was coming from a cruise out of New York back to Fall River when the fire occurred at approximately 1:00 p.m.

No deaths were reported.

A second bus carrying people back to Fall River from the same vacation was unharmed.