Near miss as school bus catches fire in Ramsbottom

9:30am Thursday 18th March 2010

A double-decker bus caught fire yesterday morning just minutes after 50 children had disembarked.

The bus had just finished a school run when the driver noticed smoke on the top deck.

Fire crews were called out to Whalley Road, Ramsbottom, at 8am yesterday.

The incident caused traffic chaos during rush-hour, until the bus was moved at 8.45am.

The fire is thought to have started in the front electronic display.

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