On one of the busiest nights of the year at LAX, two empty passenger buses caught fire near a rideshare lot.
The fire started about 9 p.m. Saturday near the new “LAXit” rideshare pickup area, and within minutes the buses, powered by liquid propane became completely engulfed.
Firefighters were able to quickly squash the blaze, but not before traffic at the airport became a total nightmare.
A taxi driver named Issam Sunna took this video of the intense flames from the burning buses at #LAX. @KNX1070 pic.twitter.com/mEpVht5hA7
— Jon Baird (@KNXBaird)
December 22, 2019 No injuries were reported, and it took about 20 minutes and 25 firefighters to extinguish the flames, officials said.
Gutted buses at the edge of the #LAXit lot. The fire damaged 3 buses and sent passengers scrambling across the street for a taxi or #Uber or #Lyft here near #LAX. @KNX1070 pic.twitter.com/javJRd0Zyu
— Jon Baird (@KNXBaird)
December 22, 2019 The fire is under investigation, according to authorities.
