Whoopi Goldberg's tour bus bursts into flames as she performs on stage in Canada

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Tour bus fire reportedly happened at the end of the comedian's set at the Casino New Brunswick in Moncton, Canada
Hundreds in the audience were evacuated after they smelled smoke
Goldberg was on stage at the time - it's unclear if anyone was injured

Published: 22:02 EST, 24 October 2015 | Updated: 08:18 EST, 25 October 2015

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Whoopi Goldberg was forced to cut a show short Saturday night due to her tour bus bursting into flames.

The comedian, who was performing at Casino New Brunswick in Moncton, Canada, ended her show when hundreds of people were told to evacuate the venue because her tour bus parked outside was on fire behind the auditorium.

Goldberg, who was on stage at the time, was not involved in the fire.

It's unclear what started the blaze, according to TMZ.

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The Color Purple star was giving a performance offering her 'unique observations' on life when her tour bus, parked at the back of the auditorium, burst into flames - hundreds were evacuated

It's unclear what caused the comedian's tour bus, pictured above, to erupt into flames and smoke

Goldberg, who has been married three times, and has dated famous men like Frank Langella, Timothy Dalton and Ted Danson, has a new book giving relationship advice

It's also unclear if anyone was in the bus at the time or if there are any injuries.

Pictures from the scene show huge plumes of smoke emanating from mostly the front end of the bus.

Sarah Bissett, who was in attendance, said that audience members began smelling smoke towards the end of The View co-host's show, according to The Canadian Press.

The 59-year-old Goldberg was slated to perform only one show in Moncton.

The casino advertised the Oscar-winner's show as offering 'Whoopi’s unique observations on current events and a wide variety of topics that are on her mind.'

The comedian has been heavily promoting her new relationship book, 'If Someone Says, 'You complete me' Run!' and her daughter Alex's Centric/BET reality show, According to Alex, on social media.

The View co-host is the only black artist who has won awards for Grammy, Academy, Golden Globe, Emmy and Tony, but she is often under fire for her controversial stances.

The comedian drew heated criticism for vehemently standing by Bill Cosby despite numerous accusations by women who said he'd drugged and raped them.

She backtracked slightly after it came out that the disgraced icon admitted in a deposition to giving women drugs to get them to have sex.

The fiery comedian was performing at the Casino Brunswick (pictured) in Canada when her tour bus burst into flames

Goldberg is the longest-running continual co-host of The View, but her tenure has been anything but smooth

In September, she reportedly blew up at The View producers when they wanted her to come in a half an hour earlier for work, and used slave dialect to voice her ire, saying, 'I’s just a n****r following orders around here, master! I's a work for ABC who is my master. I's a slave to ABC. It’s 12 Years a Whoopi at ABC.'

Sources said that the hot-tempered actress was upset at changes new consulting producer Candi Carter was making, and reportedly told her, 'I don’t take orders from your a**. Stay in your lane like you did when you worked on The Oprah Winfrey Show.'

A source told the Daily Mail that producers may let Goldberg not return to the show after the Christmas break, but her publicist called the rumors 'pure nonsense.'

Goldberg is reportedly in the last year of her contract with The View.