Twenty-five passengers were able to safely escape an NJ Transit bus that caught fire Tuesday evening on the New Jersey Turnpike, officials said.

A New Jersey Transit bus was engulfed in flames, forcing passengers to evacuate with only moments to spare, according to reports.

An NJ Transit bus fire on the New Jersey Turnpike sent plumes of smoke into the air on Tuesday, March 10. At 5:30 p.m., a bus operating from Bridgewater to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York experienced a tire blowout on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike near exit 14 in Newark before

NewsCopter 7 was over the northbound side of the turnpike just past Newark Liberty International Airport, where flames could be seen erupting from a bus.

A New Jersey transit bus caught fire on Tuesday on the New Jersey turnpike, causing traffic delays. Photos and videos of the bus on flames were shared widely online. “NJ Transit bus on fire…,” a person wrote, sharing a photo where smoke could be seen from a distance.

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