School bus bursts into flames on Scots road as fire crews race to scene

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A school bus carrying pupils burst into flames on a Scots road this afternoon. Emergency services scrambled to the A81 near Port of Menteith in Stirling after the alarm was raised at around 3.50pm on Wednesday, June 22.

Fire crews quickly scrambled to the scene to tackle the blaze. Dramatic pictures sent to the Record show smoke beginning to appear from the vehicle as the students were quickly evacuated.Further images then show huge plumes of black smoke shooting out from the back of the bus.Shocked pupils were pictured watching on from a safe distance as the fire quickly spread.Flames can be then be seen shooting out from the back, before the whole vehicle becomes engulfed.A final image showed the burnt out shell of the vehicle following the devastating blaze.It's unclear at this stage how the fire started, but thankfully no one was injured as a result.A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue said: "We received seven calls alerting us to the report of a bus alight on the A81 Callander to Aberfoyle road.

The first call came in at 3.53pm."We had two appliances attend this incident. It was a double decker bus well alight on arrival."Nobody was injured.

We left the scene at 6.40pm." A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers were made aware of a bus on fire on the A81 near Port of Menteith, Stirling at around 4.10pm on Wednesday, June 22. "Emergency services attended and the fire was extinguished." Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here. Full list of DWP Cost of Living Payments for people on low incomes and certain benefitsRussia warns UK will 'cease to exist' if Lithuania standoff triggers nuclear WW3Savvy Scots mum quoted £8k for new kitchen