A bus with the words “call Jesus” on his side was already wrapped in flames when an additional explosion sent debris flying, damaging nearby cars and businesses.
“I felt that one,” a man can listen to a video of witnesses who captured the strong explosion on Wednesday in Shreveport, Louisiana. The bus seems to have been parked outside a place of renal care of Fresenius, according to a sign next door.
The Shreveport Fire Department said in a press release that the fire involved a Sportran bus, which is the city’s public transport system. The equipment found the “ardor of the active bus, with an open relief valve and flames of one of the compressed natural gas fuel tanks (CNG) of the vehicle.”
Both the police and the firefighters quickly established a security perimeter to keep the people away, but shortly after the arrival, the bus fuel tank broke, resulted in a quick climbing of the fire and causing the bus to become a time.
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The words “call Jesus” can be seen on the side of the flame bus in Shreveport, Louisiana, on April 16, 2025. (Karen through Storyful)
“The rupture led to secondary damage that affects several nearby businesses, vehicles and the concrete pavement where the bus was stopped,” said Shreveport’s fire department in a statement.
18 firefighters were needed to control the flames, and no injuries were reported.
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The moment the bus that was already on fire exploded. (Karen through Storyful)
The driver and all the passengers on the bus left safely, Kal News Local Kal reported.
“At this time, we know that there have been serious damage and there are bone damage on the street where the bus was, as well as damage to construction on both sides of the street: one in the center of Dallas, one is a complex of apartments”, the Daniel McDonnell station.
You can see debris flying a bus explosion in Shreveport, Louisiana, on April 16, 2025. (Karen through Storyful)
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The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Neinder, the fire department, nor a Sportran Media contact immediately responded to Fox News digital comments.