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Bus fire disrupts I-76 near King of Prussia

No one was injured when the bus carrying college lacrosse players erupted in flames.

Image from video recorded by Dominic King of a bus fire Friday night on the Schuylkill Expressway.
Image from video recorded by Dominic King of a bus fire Friday night on the Schuylkill Expressway.Read moreDominic King

Eastbound lanes on the Schuylkill Expressway were closed Friday night after a bus carrying lacrosse players from Virginia caught on fire.

No injuries were reported, and everyone aboard the bus, which had been carrying students from Southern Virginia University, safely evacuated. One of the students tweeted that they had arranged to stay at a hotel for the night.

Video of the fire, recorded by Dominic King, one of the passengers, showed the bus engulfed by the flames. Authorities said the fire was first reported at 8:05 p.m.

The eastbound lanes reopened at 11:10 p.m. The cause of the fire, handled by the King of Prussia Fire Co. with assistance from area departments, has not been disclosed.