A TRAM carrying four passengers caught fire in the middle of Melbourne's CBD last night.
Fire crews were called to the corner of Swanston St and La Trobe St just before midnight when smoke started to fill a tram outside RMIT University.
Acting Sen-Sgt Mark Van Rooyen said the tram driver quickly stopped the tram and evacuated the passengers, none of whom were injured.
The driver had noticed sparks starting under the tram before the interior began to fill with smoke.
"It was really smoking at one stage," Sen-Sgt Van Rooyen said.
Flames caused significant damage underneath the tram, while a live wire also fell down and began creating more sparks on the road as cars drove past.
Sen-Sgt Van Rooyen said firefighters and police were quickly able to control the scene.
"It was lucky it didn't happen in the middle of the day ... There would have been more traffic and the trams would have been backed up for ages," he said.
The cause of the blaze was not immediately clear but would be investigated, while the tram was due to be towed away.
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