PEQUANNOCK, N.J. (AP) - Officials say no one was injured when a New Jersey Transit bus blew out a rear tire and then caught fire while traveling along state Route 23.
New Jersey Department of Transportation officials say friction from the flat tire caused the bus to catch fire along a stretch of the roadway in Pequannock Township around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday.
The bus had just completed its route and was carrying no passengers at the time. The driver was not harmed in the incident.
NJ Transit officials say the back of the bus was damaged by the flames.
All lanes of Rt. 23 were temporarily closed at the scene. They have since reopened.
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