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Two transit agency buses were ruined by fire traced to defects, lawsuit contends By Claire Osborn AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Friday, January 23, 2004 Capital Metro has sued a California company that it says sold the agency 162 buses that have a design defect that causes the engines to catch fire. In 2002, fires destroyed two of the buses during their Austin bus routes, according to the lawsuit. The buses, purchased from Gillig Corp. will cost $500,000 to replace, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday. Repairs to the other buses purchased from Gillig in 1998 have exceeded $165,000, the lawsuit states. Investigators...