OCEAN TOWNSHIP (Ocean ) — A school bus fire caused a multi-mile delay Friday afternoon on the southbound Garden State Parkway.

Pictures of the fire show the Southern Regional School District bus with the engine fully engulfed in flames on the right shoulder approaching Exit 69 for Wells Mills Road.

School bus that caught fire on the southbound Garden State Parkway southbound near #69
School bus that caught fire on the southbound Garden State Parkway southbound near #69 (CPK via YouTube @ShadowCami)
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The Ocean County Sheriff's Department told Jersey Shore Online that no children were on  the bus  A commuter who saw the fire told New Jersey 101.5 that only the driver was standing outside the bus.

Bus fire on the southbound Garden State Parkway southbound near #69
Bus fire on the southbound Garden State Parkway southbound near #69 (Rafael Adorno via Jersey Shore Online)
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