Bus catches fire at roadside in St Annes

A double-decker bus burst into flames at the side of a road in St Annes, say fire services.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Aug 2017, 11:46 BST
Updated 11th Sep 2017, 12:29 BST
The bus was travelling north along Clifton Drive South at the time of the fireThe bus was travelling north along Clifton Drive South at the time of the fire
The bus was travelling north along Clifton Drive South at the time of the fire

The bus, which was out of service at the time, was travelling north along Clifton Drive Southat around 7.50pm on August 30 when the driver realised there was a problem.

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A spokesman for the fire service said: "It looks like the fire started in the engine compartment.

"Thankfully there were no passengers on board at the time and the driver got off straight away.

"We used a hose reel to extinguish the fire.

"There was no obvious cause but we will investigate to see what happened."

The road was closed for around 30 minutes while fire crews put out the fire.

Nobody was injured in the incident but the bus was severely damaged in the blaze, say fire services.

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