School bus fire on I-93 in Boston Monday – NBC Boston

Four people were taken to the hospital after a school bus caught fire on Interstate 93 in Boston, halting city-bound traffic Monday afternoon, transportation officials said.

The fire occurred near Exit 14, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

A Boston Public Schools spokesperson said the chartered bus was transporting eighth-graders from Josiah Quincy High School after a field trip when it caught fire. No serious injuries were reported, but four people were taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.

Traffic was being diverted off the highway at Exit 13 in Dorchester.

The Dorchester Reporter and others shared a video and photo of a school bus on fire.