Tour bus fire off I-285 at Ashford Dunwoody, ramp open again police say

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A tour bus from McDonough-based Patten Tours and Charters caught fire while traveling on I-285 Friday.

Dunwoody police reported the Ashford Dunwoody Road westbound ramp has reopened.

According to DeKalb County Fire and Rescue, crews are responding, but so far no one has been reported injured.

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According to Dunwoody police, the bus caught fire on the westbound side of I-285 at Ashford Dunwoody Road.

Channel 2 Action News reached out to Patten Tours and Charters, but they said no information was available.

A later update from DeKalb Fire and Rescue confirmed that two additional fire crews were sent to respond due to the size of the fire, but that the vehicle was no longer aflame, and that no one was injured.

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