RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A building on the 1900 block of Chamberlayne Avenue leased by Richmond Public Schools to repair buses caught fire, sending a large amount of smoke into the sky.
According to Richmond Public School Superintendent Jason Kamras, there were people inside the building when the fire started, but ran outside when they smelled smoke. He said he believes only four or five buses were in the building at the time of the fire.
Today is the first day of summer school at RPS, which Kamras said is actively looking for a new site at which to repair buses.
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