Four fire crews sent to tackle bus blaze as smoke seen miles away

Fire crews were scrambled after a bus burst into flames on a Fife road.

Four appliances were sent to the scene yesterday by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service following reports of a bus on fire on the B981 between Crossgates and Inverkeithing.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing a bus “completely on fire” with emergency services in attendance.

Others said they saw thick black smoke from the blaze several miles away in Duloch and Dalgety Bay.

One motorist said he saw plumes of thick black smoke coming from the vehicle a short time after flames had engulfed it.

Police closed the road as the emergency services remained at the scene.

A spokesperson for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We received an alert at 2.34pm of a vehicle on fire on the B981 close to Crossgates. Crews

have been despatched from Dunfermline, Lochgelly, Burntisland and Kirkcaldy stations to deal with the incident.

They added later: “Four crews were called to tackle the vehicle fire which on arrival was found to be a bus fully alight.

“The fire was extinguished, with the stop announced at 4.10pm. It’s thought no

one was injured in the incident.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At around 2.40pm we were called to a report of a bus on fire on the B981 between Crossgates and Inverkeithing.

“Officers closed the road to all traffic for over two hours, with motorists diverted away from the immediate area.”

Flames engulfed the bus and caused thick smoke.