Crews are working the fire near Interstate 35E and Manana Drive.
DALLAS — Multiple school buses caught fire at a lot on Thursday afternoon, sending thick, black smoke around the Northwest Dallas area.
Crews battled the fire at a lot near Interstate 35E and Manana Drive. It’s unclear what led to the fire.
Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) said it responded around 3:30 p.m. after receiving calls about a tractor on fire and that other tractors were around it. When crews arrived, they found that the fire had spread to other vehicles.
An aerial view of the scene showed crews putting out flames that engulfed multiple school buses.
The fire department said the vehicles involved in the fire were compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles and that an explosion was heard from one of the CNG tanks.
Crews are working to put out hot spots and are monitoring the area to make sure no other CNG tanks were affected.
Some of the buses in the lot had “Tulsa Public Schools” on them.
This is a developing story and will be updated.