BRIEF: Bus Fire Shuts Down Berlin Turnpike

By The Hartford Courant, Conn.

Oct. 21–WETHERSFIELD — A bus fire late Saturday night shut down portions of the Berlin Turnpike for almost two hours, police said.

No one on the bus was injured, police said.

The highway, also known as Routes 5 and 15, had its southbound lanes shut down near Exit 85, beginning at about 9 p.m.

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