Fire destroys bus in downtown Courtenay

Courtenay Fire Department personnel respond to a bus fire in downtown Courtenay on Thursday, Nov. 25. Photo by Jessica Lanqvist
Bus was used by hostel, which was destroyed by fire in 2019

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