A group of schoolchildren had to be evacuated from their burning school bus when it caught fire on a busy road during rush hour . Fifteen secondary school pupils were rushed off the vehicle when its driver realised there were flames coming from its rear wheel . No one was hurt in the incident , with fire fighters called to the scene in Radlett , Hertfordshire , as rush hour traffic piled up . Fifteen schoolchildren were evacuated from the bus when it caught fire on its way to a secondary school in Barnet , north London . The blaze was put out within half an hour after witnesses shared photographs of black smoke filtering through the sky from miles away . The man driving the bus , which belonged to Little Bus Company , has been praised for safely getting the children out in time . 'The driver was brilliant , he did exactly what he should and everyone is safe , ' said the company 's director , Jeremy Reese . 'As soon as it was noticed , the driver stopped , got everyone off incredibly quickly and we ’ re very glad no-one was hurt . ' A parent was following the coach and said she couldn ’ t believe how quickly he acted . ' The bus was taking children to a school in Barnet , north London , when the incident occurred . A Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said : 'We were called at 7.27am to one coach that was well alight on the roadway . 'Two engines attended , fire fighters used two hose reel jets to control the fire . The fire was put out by 7.56am with the cause being given as accidental . ' The road was closed however for almost three hours after damage caused by the flames . Emergency services said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the incident . Photographs taken near the scene show black smoke coming from the vehicle at rush hour this morning . Watling Street in Radlett , Hertfordshire , was closed for around three hours after damage was done to the road ( pictured above )
The bus was on its way to a school in north Radlett when it caught fire . Fifteen secondary schoolchildren were evacuated on the road in Radlett . No one was injured in the fire which closed the road for three hours .