Bus catches fire, fully engulfed in flames on I-78 in Union

UNION, New Jersey (WABC) -- A charter bus caught fire on I-78 in New Jersey on Thursday morning, sending passengers fleeing to safety moments before the bus was fully engulfed in flames.
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The fire broke out just before 7 a.m. in the eastbound express lanes of the highway, just east of Springfield Avenue

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No injuries are reported, but at least 13 passengers were seen waiting in the median for another bus to pick them up.

The eastbound express lanes on I-78 were closed, snarling traffic during the morning commute.
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The bus was operated by Trans Bridge Lines, running daily service from western New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York.

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