TYLER, Texas — The Smith County Fire Marshal’s Office determined that a Saturday evening fire involving a school bus converted into a home was accidental.
Firefighters responded to a suspected bus explosion on Jan. 14, just north of Tyler. According to a neighbor, a woman lived inside the bus and she was injured.
The explosion happened in the 4000 block of Canyon Circle in Smith County.
After a preliminary investigation, the cause of the fire was most likely caused by a propane leak inside the school bus, which had been converted into a tiny home and was occupied by the resident at the time of the explosion, Smith County Chief Deputy Fire Marshal Chad Hogue said.
A person who lives near the bus said a woman told them she was blown out of the bus and was hurt. She is currently being treated at a Dallas hospital for second-degree burns to her upper body.
One dog died and another survived, according to officials.
Witnesses tell CBS19 the woman purchased the bus a couple years ago and was renovating it to be a home while she lived inside.