3 school buses destroyed in overnight fire in Toms River

TOMS RIVER — Three school buses were destroyed by a fire in a storage lot early Friday morning.

Police say flames broke out around 2:40 a.m. in a lot on Industrial Way off Route 37 used by Toms River public schools, according to Toms River Police. A Ford F150 pickup truck was also burned. The lot is located in a commercial area behind a car dealership.

An officer noticed smoke in the area while on patrol and found the vehicles engulfed in flames.

There was no disruption to morning bus routes.

The fire remains under investigation by police, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office and the Ocean County Sheriff's Department.

Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com.

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