BRIDGEWATER (AP) — A tour bus caught fire on a busy stretch of New Jersey highway, but no passengers were injured.

Tour bus burns on I-287
Tour bus burns on I-287 (Alex Golgolab @AlexGologab via Twitter)
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State Police Sgt. Brian Polite says the fire was reported at about 8:40 p.m. Saturday in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Initial reports say passengers were seen running along the southbound lanes of Interstate 287, away from the blaze.

Polite says no one was injured and fire companies are on the scene. There's no word yet on what caused the fire.

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