OUR BUS WAS AT INTERNATIONAL DEALER IN TUSCALOOSA HAVING WARRANTY WORK DONE. WHILE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS DOING WORK ON BUS IT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THIS OCCURRED ON JULY 31 2017. THE DEALER'S (SOUTHLAND) INSURANCE CARRIER TOLD ME ON PHONE AUGUST 24TH THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND THAT IS WHY THINGS ARE TAKING SO LONG .SAID FIRE INVESTIGATOR HAS REQUESTED MECHANICAL ENGINEER. TRAVELERS INSURANCE IS CARRIER FOR SOUTHLAND INT. [XXX] [XXX] IS WHO I TALKED TO FROM TRAVELERS ON AUGUST 24TH CLAIM # [XXX] WE HAVE 5 MORE OF THESE BUSES IN USE AND MULTIPLE ENGINE ISSUES. CONCERNED WITH SAFETY AFTER THIS ONE BURNED. MY NAME [XXX] TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR [XXX]DEPT. OF ED VERNON ALABAMA [XXX] THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR