Firefighters descended on a road in Sunderland after a bus burst into flames.
The fire brigade attended the Silksworth area of the city on Monday morning after reports of a bus being on fire. It is understood the bus was operated by Go North East and emergency crews arrived on the scene within five minutes before the blaze was extinguished.
A nearby community centre was evacuated and damage was caused to a nearby bus shelter. Fortunately, all passengers on the single decker bus managed to get off safely. No injuries were reported and it is not yet known how the bus caught fire.
