Kosmo quoted UTM as saying the incident occurred at the bus stop on Jalan Lingkaran Ilmu, near the electrical engineering faculty.

It is understood that the bus driver stopped the vehicle after hearing an explosion at the back of the bus. Discovering that the right rear tyre had caught fire, he attempted to extinguish the fire it but failed.

“The students and staff involved reported no injuries. An internal investigation is ongoing to identify the cause of the fire,” said the university.

Meanwhile, Sinar Harian reported fire and rescue department operations commander Kamarulzaman Salleh as saying they dispatched a fire engine with six personnel after receiving an emergency call at 9.58am.

“When we reached the location at 10.04am, we found the fire had burnt nearly half of the bus. There were no victims,” he said.

He said the fire was fully extinguished at 11.06am.