An electric school bus used by the Los Angeles Unified School District caught fire on the streets of Sunland on Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed.

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the fire was reported at 9:20 a.m. on Foothill Boulevard, just below the 210 Freeway overpass.

The cause of the fire wasn't immediately clear, and the number of occupants wasn't known. No injuries were reported as of 10:30 a.m.

Aerial footage showed a large plume of smoke emerging from below the underpass. The smoke led to the closure of the Osbourne Street offramp, according to Caltrans .

Fire crews were at the scene but appeared to keep their distance from the flames. Experts say fires involving lithium-ion batteries, commonly used in electric vehicles, are typically controlled and

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