Bradford city centre bus blaze tackled by fire crews

Firefighters have been tackling a large blaze on a bus in Bradford city centre.

Footage posted on social media showed passers-by running away as flames and a huge plume of thick black smoke billowed from the double-decker.

First Bus said no passengers were on the bus when the fire broke out on Broadway on Monday afternoon.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called just before 15:05 BST and sent two crews from Bradford and one from Shipley.

A spokesperson said there were no reports of any injuries and crews had now extinguished the fire, but remained at the scene damping down.

The bus was a 607 service from Thornton which had reached its last stop before the blaze started on its upper deck, said First Bus.

A spokesperson said bus driver "acted calmly and professionally in alerting the emergency services who attended the scene and extinguished the fire".

"We do not know what caused the fire and will assist the investigation including a review of CCTV footage," they added.