Groveport Madison students evacuated after bus catches fire

GROVEPORT, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Groveport Madison bus driver was forced to evacuate students after a fire broke out on their bus.

In a social media post, the Madison Township Police Department confirmed its officers and local fire personnel responded to a report of a Groveport Madison School Bus that had caught fire on Thursday.

A photo from the scene shows the bus consumed by flames, with a thick cloud of smoke rising above it. Another image shows the bus scorched after the fire had been put out.

The bus driver evacuated students after noticing smoke rising from the engine area, according to the police department. No one was harmed by the fire.