Bus fire shuts down several lanes of northbound I-280 in South Francisco

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Saturday, September 15, 2018
Bus fire shuts down several lanes of northbound I-280 in South Francisco
Several lanes of northbound 280 are shut down near the Avalon Drive off ramp in South San Francisco due to a bus fire.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KGO) -- All lanes of northbound I-280 are now open again in South San Francisco after a bus fire shut them down Friday evening.

Officials say the passengers got off the bus and are being transferred to another one. No injuries were reported.

The driver reportedly tried to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher, but the bus became fully engulfed.

There's no word yet on what sparked the blaze.