Firefighters rush to tackle huge bus blaze outside Silverburn shopping centre

A driver acted quickly to escort passengers off a bus moments before it burst into flames outside Silverburn shopping centre.

Fire crews have rushed to put out a huge bus blaze on Cowglen Road at 11.50am this morning (Monday).

Fire crews rushed to tackle the blaze outside of Silverburn shopping centre (Ess Haych)

Ten firefighters have been able to put out most of the flames.

Pictures show that large parts of the single-decker vehicle, which is part of the Colchri Ltd bus network, has been burnt out entirely as a result of the incident.

A spokesperson for the transport firm said: "There were passengers on board just before the fire, but the driver escorted them off as soon as he noticed something wrong with the vehicle.

"Everyone was safely off the bus before the flames started."

One eyewitness told Glasgow Live that children at the nearby Rising Stars nursery had to evacuate the building.

Drivers have been urged to avoid the area (Hayden Ross)

Drivers have been urged to avoid the area as the road between Peat Road and Househillmuir Crescent has been blocked.

The bus has been completely burnt out as a result of the fire (Carol MacMillan)

A statement from Glasgow City Council said: “Cowglen Road is closed between Peat Road and Silverburn access road, Househillmuir Crescent due to a vehicle fire.”