A terrifying school bus blaze has closed a Scots street with kids having to be evacuated to safety as the flames took hold.
Firefighters are still tackling the inferno in the village of Culross, Fife which broke out around 8.14am.
Shocking pictures show massive orange flames leaping from the First Bus vehicle with black smoke pouring into the sky.
First Bus have said it was one of their vehicles transporting school children while Fife Council have confirmed all 15 kids affected are now at school.
It's understood the blaze broke out in the engine and a quick-thinking driver managed to evacuate the youngsters to safety.
A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "I can confirm we are currently in attendance and that we received the call at 8.14am to reports a passenger coach is alight.
"We have two pumps currently in attendance and they are continuing to dampen down.
"All passengers and drivers were evacuated before the fire."
A Tweet from Stagecoach East confirmed the closure of the road.
It read: "Due to a road closure the service 8 and 8A will be unable to service Culross until further notice."
Fife Council was contacted for comment.
The Scottish Ambulance Service was contacted for comment.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Around 8.50am, police received a report of a bus on fire in Culross, Fife. Police are in attendance for traffic management. "
A First Bus spokesman confirmed that the fire was on a school bus.
David Phillips, Operations Director for First Midland. “I can confirm that one of our vehicles was involved in a thermal incident today entering Culross on Low Causewayside.
"We have emergency procedures and training in place for this sort of incident.
"Passenger safety is at the forefront of everything we do, and our driver must be commended for his prompt action that prevented any injuries whatsoever with all passengers being swiftly and safely evacuated.
"The emergency services were alerted immediately, and a full internal investigation is now underway to establish the root cause of the incident.
"This incident has been reported to the DVSA.”
Shelagh McLean, Head of Education and Children's Services at Fife Council said: "I can confirm there was a fire on one of our school buses travelling to Dunfermline High School this morning.
"Fifteen children were on board, and all were evacuated safely. No one was injured. They've been taken to school by another bus and have arrived safe and well"
