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(Jellico, TN) A charter bus carrying high school students caught fire in east Tennessee.

The students were returning from a field trip late Friday when a passenger noticed smoke in the back of the bus.

The bus driver pulled over near Jellico, TN, and everyone was able to get out safely.

The bus company thinks a bad alternator may be to blame.