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Workers clean up after a tour bus for superstar country group Lady Antebellum caught on fire a fire, Thursday, April 16, 2015 on eastbound I-30 in Garland, Texas. Singer Hillary Scott posted on the group\'s Facebook page that she, her husband, their tour manager and the driver were on the Dallas-bound bus when a tire caught fire. Scott says everyone safely evacuated, Garland police say the driver stopped the bus after the tire blew, and the vehicle caught fire on Interstate 30 just east of Dallas. Police confirm that nobody was injured. (Ron Baselice/The Dallas Morning News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY; NO SALES

Lady Antebellum’a tour bus catches fire along interstate in Dallas, no injuries reported

GARLAND, Texas – A tour bus for superstar country group Lady Antebellum has caught fire along an interstate near Dallas, though no one was injured.

Singer Hillary Scott posted on the group’s Facebook page that she, her husband, their tour manager and the driver were on the Dallas-bound bus when a tire caught fire Thursday.

Photos show the back of the bus badly burned. Scott says everyone evacuated, writing “EVERYONE IS SAFE AND SOUND.”

Garland police say the driver stopped the bus after the tire blew on Interstate 30 east of Dallas, and the vehicle caught fire. Police confirm nobody was hurt.

Lady Antebellum is nominated for Vocal Group of the Year at Sundays 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The show is being held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, near Dallas.

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