This is the moment a blazing double-decker bus "exploded" outside a busy City train station in front of horrified bystanders.
Video taken from the scene show flames ripping through the route 26 bus in Bishopsgate, outside Liverpool Street station, before a loud bang is heard.
London Fire Brigade said it was sent to the scene just before 10am and that half of the vehicle was destroyed by the blaze.
No passengers were on board at the time and the driver safely left the vehicle, Transport for London (TFL) said.
Firefighters remain at the scene which has been cordoned off as stunned passers-by filmed the fire on their mobile phones.
Eyewitness Ben Lewis, who was mong those to record footage, said: "I was just walking past as it was fully ablaze
"I didn't really see much, just what you see in the video.
"That little explosion made me jump."
A City of London police spokesman said the road was closed between Threadneedle Street and Wormwood Street for "several hours".
It has since reopened.
Tony Akers, TfL's Head of Bus Operations, said: "At approximately 9.55am on Sunday October 2, a route 26 double-decker Hybrid bus, operated by CT Bus, suffered a fire at Bishopsgate Junction.
"No passengers were on board at the time, and the driver alighted safely. London Fire Brigade and police attended the scene.
"There will be a full investigation into the incident."
