Startling footage shows the bus bathed in orange flames, with black smoke seen billowing into the sky above the Chelmsley Wood area of Birmingham as firefighters battle the fire
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Dramatic footage of bus on fire in Chelmsley Wood
A video has captured the shock moment a Birmingham bus was torn apart by massive flames.
Footage posted online shows the stationary single decker in the middle of a road in the Chelmsley Wood area of Birmingham today after thick flames started erupting from the inside.
According to local emergency services, the single decker had caught “well alight” this afternoon, with firefighters and police called to the scene in Chelmsley Circle at around 1.45pm.
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The West Midlands Fire Service said two trucks were sent to combat the blaze, with personnel forced to don face masks after arriving at the scene.
The service said in a statement that the bus had caught alight next to a shopping centre in the area, adding that no one was trapped inside at the time.
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