Footage captured the terrifying moment that a school bus went up in flames in Hackney.
Children reportedly had to be rushed out of their bus during the morning school run after the vehicle burst into flames., this morning when the bus caught fire on a residential street at about 8:15am.Three primary school children had to be evacuated from the vehicle after it was forced to stop when smoke was detected from the front, a witness said.
The administrator said: ‘A lady had seen there were flames underneath the front part of the school bus as it was driving down the road. ‘I’m just glad everyone was okay, it was a kind of scary experience – the fire brigade put the fire out and they stayed until it was safe and there was no smoke.Towering smoke was seen after what one witness described as a ‘bang’
The London Fire Brigade said: ‘Firefighters tackled a bus fire on Wilton Way in Hackney this morning .
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