ATLANTA — A Cobb County Transit bus was engulfed in flames Thursday evening.
Around 5 p.m., Atlanta firefighters responded to a call about a vehicle on fire.
Images on Georgia Department of Transportation camera showed the bus on fire near I-75 SB at Howell Mill Road Northside Drive.
Channel 2 crews reported seeing flames coming from the back of the bus.
The fire was contained and flames were fully extinguished.
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🔴GRIDLOCK ALERT Northwest Atlanta: Now just the HOV lane open on I-75/sb btwn Moores Mill Rd (Exit 254) & Howell Mill/Northside Dr. (Exit 252). Use Northside as an alternate. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/nbe347TPLf
— Triple Team Traffic (@WSBTraffic) September 29, 2022
Officials confirmed the bus was unoccupied and there were no reports of injuries.
All lanes were shut down, but have since reopened.
**UPDATE** Moved off to the right. All lanes of I-75/85/nb are open but slow. #ATLtraffic https://t.co/y8NqwUGuiq
— Triple Team Traffic (@WSBTraffic) September 29, 2022
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