A Dublin Bus carrying passengers was forced to evacuate after going on fire.
Early this morning at around 9am, the E1 bus went on fire on Morehampton Road in Donnybrook.
The incident was attended to by emergency services, and the fire was extinguished around an hour later after two Dublin Fire Brigade units arrived, along with an ambulance and senior officer from Donnybrook Fire Station.
Thankfully, nobody was hurt in this incident.
It was confirmed that diversions were put in place on both the EI and E2 routes, and the Morehampton Road was closed following the blaze.
According to reports in RTÉ, a passenger from the bus said they heard a "bang", followed by a "jolt".
"A couple of young lads, around 14, 15, then said 'look there's smoke' so I stood up, everyone stood up", they added. "We all got off, it was done in a calm manner".
Since then, Dublin Bus said in a statement that a full investigation into this incident has begun.
"Dublin Bus can confirm that there was fire on a bus this morning on Route E1 on Morehampton Road", they said. "All passengers were evacuated from the bus, emergency services were called and the fire was extinguished.
"There are no injuries. Dublin Bus has begun a full investigation into the incident". (All quotes according to RTÉ).
A spokesperson for Dublin Bus said that the bus was not an electric vehicle.
Diversions have been put in place for E1 and E2 routes until further notice.
Buses will divert via Waterloo Road, Baggot Street, turning onto Pembroke Street Upper and back onto the normal route, while stops 906, 907, 908 and 909 are not in use.
