Essex bus fire: Passengers and driver escape unscathed in Danbury
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The fire service said when crews arrived the bus was "100% alight"
The driver and passengers of a bus escaped unscathed from a fire which destroyed the vehicle.
The bus was on its route in Danbury in Essex on Friday at about 17:15 GMT when the fire took hold.
Hugh Loy, operations manager at First Chelmsford, said the two passengers and driver "safely exited and moved to a safe distance away from the scene".
A spokesperson for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said the cause of the fire was "accidental".
The fire service said the cause of the fire was "accidental"
They added: "Firefighters from Maldon, Great Baddow and Chelmsford were called to a vehicle fire on Main Road, Danbury at 17:15 on Friday, 19 March.
"On arrival, crews reported that a single-decker bus was 100% alight and worked to extinguish the fire by 18:23."
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