Greenock fire: Images show burnt out bus after firefighters tackle morning blaze

Firefighters tackled a blaze which engulfed a bus on a road in Greenock on Friday morning.

Fire crews tackling a blaze which engulfed a bus on Inverkip Road | Inverclyde Community & Road Watch

Images from the scene show firefighters using hoses to try and extinguish the fire which broke out on Inverkip Road.

Fire crews said they were called at 6.43am to reports of a bus on fire.

The burnt out bus with its roof exposed | Inverclyde Community & Road Watch

There are said to be no reported casualties and fire officers said they left the scene at 8am.

Police closed the road between Pennyfern Road and the roundabout at Barrs Cottage and Lady Alice Primary.

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were alerted at 6.43am on Friday, 9 January, to reports of a bus fire on Inverkip Road, Greenock."

“Operations Control mobilised three appliances to the scene, where firefighters worked to make the area safe."

“Crews left at approximately 8am. There were no reported casualties."