MARTA bus catches fire in DeKalb County after tire blows out

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A DeKalb County road is back open after a MARTA bus caught fire on its way back to a parking garage Monday morning, officials said.

Emergency crews responded to reports of a fire near the I-20 exit to Wesley Chapel Road in Decatur at around 2:21 a.m. According to investigators, the fire appears to have stemmed from a tire blowout.

MARTA officials tell Atlanta News First that no passengers were on board at the time of the incident and that the operator was not injured. The bus was headed back to Laredo Garage from Southlake Mall.