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Anita McSorley & Emma Nevin

Passengers evacuated after bus bursts into flames on busy road in Maynooth

Passengers were evacuated off a bus after it burst into flames on a busy road.

It happened on the R157 in Maynooth, Co Kildare at around 7am this morning.

The bus contained construction staff working on Intel's Leixlip campus.

READ MORE: Recruitment for 1,600 new jobs at Intel plant in Leixlip, Co Kildare due to get underway

Intel confirmed to Dublin Live that everyone was evacuated from the bus safely and no one was injured.

The bus is used to shuttle workers from offsite ‘park and ride’ facilities and is managed by Intel's construction contractor.

A spokeswoman for Intel said: "There was a small fire this morning on one of the buses that are managed by our main construction contractor (they use these buses to shuttle people from offsite ‘park and ride’ facilities).

"Everyone was evacuated from the bus and there were no injuries. Two other buses from this construction fleet also stopped to assist with moving passengers etc."

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More than 4,500 currently work at Intel's Leixlip campus.

The site is currently undergoing a major "multi-year" expansion project that "will double the available manufacturing space in Ireland".

Dublin Live has contacted Kildare Fire Brigade and An Garda Siochana for comment.

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