BOSTON (WHDH) - Riders were forced to evacuate when a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Association bus filled with smoke on Wednesday.
Firefighters responding to the scene on Commonwealth Avenue near Boston University’s campus determined the smoke was coming from the bus’ engine compartment, which is located at the back of the vehicle.
“We were going down Comm Ave., and there was lots of white smoke clouding the windows, and then someone from the back yells, ‘The bus is on fire, it is coming from the bus,'” Boston Latin School sophomore Bella Berg said.
Berg was one of about 100 students on board the MBTA 57 bus when the engine suddenly started smoking.
“The bus driver pulls over, and we are all trampling each other trying to get out the bus. Kids are leaving bags, crying,” Berg said. “We look to the back of the bus, and the exhaust pipe is billowing out white smoke.”
There were no reported injuries.
Riders were transported to another bus.
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