Firefighters called after double decker bus catches fire
A DOUBLE-decker bus was evacuated in Bournemouth this afternoon after a fire broke out in the engine compartment.
Firefighters from Red Hill and Westbourne were scrambled to Montgomery Avenue in West Howe after the alarm was raised at 12.36pm.
A spokeswoman from the fire service said the bus was evacuated and no one was injured.
The crews extinguished the fire, which is believed to have been started by a fault in the engine.
We've just attended a bus fire in West Howe, Bournemouth. No one was injured. pic.twitter.com/nhpS6BjYJ6
— DorsetFireandRescue (@DorsetFire) September 1, 2014
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