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No injuries when school bus goes up in flames on I-94 in Maplewood

May 20, 2014 at 9:04PM

This school bus on Century Ave. exit ramp on East bound 94 in Maplewood was engulfed in flames before firefighters arrived.. (Dml -/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A school bus became engulfed in flames Tuesday afternoon, blocking traffic Tuesday afternoon on eastbound Interstate 94 in Maplewood.

Nobody was injured, and there were no students on the bus, according to Minnesota State Patrol Lt. Eric Roeske. The ramp from 94 to Century Avenue was closed.

It happened shortly after 3 p.m, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Authorities were investigating the cause of the fire.

A school bus caught fire Tuesday afternoon on eastbound Interstate 94 at Century Avenue. No students were on board. (Chris Havens/The Minnesota Star Tribune)