Motorists come to the rescue after bus catches fire on Snoqualmie Pass

One person was injured when a fully-loaded Greyhound bus caught on fire early this morning on Snoqualmie Pass.

According to the State Patrol, the fire began about 2 a.m. when one of the bus tires caught on fire eight miles west of Snoqualmie Pass.

The State Patrol received a call from one of the passengers and then the driver of the bus called in an emergency, saying the bus was on fire.

"Fire personnel and troopers responded to the scene," State Patrol spokesman Jeff Merrill said in a statement. "Upon their arrival they confirmed that the bus was a raging inferno."

The bus, carrying 53 passengers, was evacuated. One passenger was treated for minor injuries he received as he was climbing off the bus, Merrill said.

Passing motorists offered their cars to keep the passengers warm, and some waited in the cabs of semi trucks.

All passengers were taken to the Summit Inn on Snoqualmie Pass until another Greyhound bus could pick them up. The bus, which burned to the chassis, was considered a total loss, Merrill said.