Passengers had to be evacuated off a bus after it caught fire in the town centre.

Firefighters from Hyndburn were called to outside Accrington Town Hall on Blackburn Road at around 11am on Monday, April 13.

Crews found the engine compartment of the single decker bus on fire and used hose reels to put the blaze out.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said all the passengers had been safely evacuated off the bus by the driver and there were no injuries reported.