Bus crashes into Columbia Heights house

No one was hurt, but a gas line was hit.

January 21, 2017 at 2:53AM
Columbia Heights Fire Department photo: A bus caused extensive damage to a house in Columbia Heights Friday.
A bus caused extensive damage to a house in Columbia Heights on Friday. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A bus crashed into a Columbia Heights home Friday, hitting a gas line, according to the city's Fire Department.

"Bus ran into house," the fire department said in a tweet. "Waiting for gas company to dig up and cap gas line to house."

Anoka County dispatch said the call came in around 4:54 p.m. that a bus had crashed into a house on the 3900 block of Arthur Street. Authorities called for a tow just before 6 p.m. No injuries were reported. Metro Transit said it was not one of its buses.

It was not immediately known what caused the crash or whether people were on the bus or inside the house at the time of the crash.

Later Friday, Columbia Heights firefighters said gas to the house had been shut off and crews were preparing to pull the bus out of the house.
Later Friday, Columbia Heights firefighters said gas to the house had been shut off and crews were preparing to pull the bus out of the house. (Vince Tuss/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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