Florida school bus driver saves 25 students after engine catches fire
A school bus driver has been labelled a hero after saving 25 students from a burning bus in Florida.
The vehicle’s engine caught fire on Friday morning with Challenger Middle School students on board.
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The unidentified driver reportedly “heard a noise from the engine and then saw smoke coming from under the hood,” the Cape Coral Fire Department said.
The female bus driver immediately stopped the bus and “quickly, successfully and safely evacuated all 25 students,” the fire department reported.
Cape Coral Fire Department
“Thanks to her swift actions, there were no injuries,” they added.
The fire was quickly extinguished by the emergency fire crew and another bus arrived on the scene to take the children to school.
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Cape Coral Fire Department officials reported that the fire was accidental and caused by a mechanical failure.
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