Huge blaze as school bus sets alight on residential street in east London

Firefighters took 42 calls about the bus fire on Wilton Way in Hackney, east London Credit: PA

A school bus set alight with children inside on a residential street in east London on Friday morning.

No one was injured in the incident on on Wilton Way in Hackney, the London Fire Brigade confirmed.

The fire damaged six other vehicles and sentg vast plumes of black smoke into the air.

The fire service received 42 calls about the incident, which prompted nearby road closures.

An LFB statement said: "A 30-seater bus was damaged by fire. Six other vehicles and a small part of several surrounding properties were also damaged by the blaze.

"All passengers had left the vehicle before the Brigade arrived. There have been no reports of injuries."

Firefighters were called at 8:13am and had the fire under control in just over an hour.

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