Bus goes up in flames in Tempe; no injuries

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — A bus exploded in flames on a Tempe off-ramp on Monday night.

It happened on the Priest Drive off-ramp for Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway just before 9:30 p.m.

Video from an Arizona Department of Transportation camera showed the bus right at the intersection catching fire for some reason. Then there were several explosions and flames were shooting out both sides of the bus.

When Tempe Fire crews arrived, the bus was already englufed in flames. Firefighters worked quickly to begin putting out the fire. Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department Assistant Chief Anthony Butch tells Arizona’s Family it was a Valley Metro vehicle…

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