--- description: A blaze that erupted dramatically on a double-decker bus in London on Friday came to a largely uneventful end title: Video Shows Dramatic Blaze on London Double-Decker Bus image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Video Shows Dramatic Blaze on London Double-Decker Bus  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 26, 2016 5:35 PM CUT  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 26, 2016 5:35 PM CUT A blaze that [erupted](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-35901508 "undefined") on a double-decker bus in London on Friday was safely extinguished, but led some dramatic video footage. Police said they are investigating the incident, which took place in a south-east London neighborhood, as [suspected arson](https://twitter.com/MPSLewisham/status/713465927191408641 "undefined"). Luckily, the bus was empty and no one was injured in the incident, the [BBC reported](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-35901508 "undefined"), though many people posted pictures and videos of the billowing fire on social media. “Although it looked dramatic, it was a simple fire,” the Lewisham Borough police department said in a tweet. > [](https://twitter.com/ultrAslan%5Fuk/status/713428243207045121) > [](https://twitter.com/1982Thorne/status/713428822813777920) > [](https://twitter.com/1982Thorne/status/713430112583213056) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4272998/pictures-london-double-decker-bus-fire/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4272998/pictures-london-double-decker-bus-fire/"},"headline":"Video Shows Dramatic Blaze on London Double-Decker Bus","datePublished":"2016-03-26T17:35:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:14:43.520Z","description":"Police are investigating the incident as a case of arson","url":"https://time.com/4272998/pictures-london-double-decker-bus-fire/","keywords":["england"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4272998/pictures-london-double-decker-bus-fire/","name":"Video Shows Dramatic Blaze on London Double-Decker Bus"}}]}] ```