Dramatic footage captured today (5/01) shows a bus engulfed in flames during rush hour this morning.<br /><br />The bus caught fire at about 8:30am on Ashley Road in Hale, Greater Manchester, causing the busy road to close.<br /><br />Video from the scene shows the single-decker blue bus billowing smoke and flames as firefighters tackled the blaze.<br /><br />Greater Manchester Police have confirmed that no one was injured during the incident.<br /><br />David Golding was returning from the morning school run when he captured the shocking clip.<br /><br />He said: “Ashley Road in Hale had just been cordoned off by the police when I was coming back.<br /><br />“The raging fire had engulfed the bus. The black smoke from the fire swamped the village and was blowing across the road over the neighbouring shops.<br /><br />“Other eyewitnesses told me that no one had been hurt. The fire brigade were so speedy in extinguishing the fire.<br /><br />“Just like the doctors and nurses in the NHS, the police and Ambulance crews, the fire service gives so much to our communities. My gratitude is to all of them.”
