School bus catches fire while transporting kids to Cleveland Heights school

Bus driver saves 15 students from school bus after it suddenly burst into flames

A heroic bus driver safely evacuated students during a bus fire in Ohio.

American media are reporting on a "heroic" Ohio school bus driver who quickly rescued 15 children from a bus. As soon as he noticed a fire in the back of the vehicle, he initiated an evacuation and got everyone to safety.

Team honors school bus driver who rescued IU Indy men's basketball team from bus fire

IU Indy invites hero school bus driver to basketball game INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A Lawrenceburg school driver rescued the IU Indy men’s basketball team when their bus went up in flames on the interstate. The team invited her to their last regular season game on Saturday. “Hero of the game.” That’s what Amber Pickett is to the basketball team. But, just one week ago, she’d never met them. A mechanical failure caused the team’s bus to be scorched o…

School bus driver safely evacuates 15 students after bus catches fire in Cleveland Heights

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — A school bus driver safely evacuated 15 students after the vehicle caught fire while headed to school in a Cleveland suburb, getting the children out moments before the bus became engulfed in flames in a residential area. No injuries were reported in Thursday morning’s fire in Cleveland Heights, which was quickly brought under control by firefighters. The blaze apparently started behind a rear wheel, according to the Cl…

Ohio Bus Driver Praised for Saving 15 Students from School Bus After It Abruptly Burst into Flames

A bus driver and 15 students were forced to abandon the school bus they were on traveling to Monticello Middle School in Ohio when one of the wheels burst into flames on Thursday, Feb. 27. The driver was praised for reacting 'quickly' to the situation and evacuating the students.

School bus caught on camera engulfed in flames after driver's ‘quick response’ saves students from inferno

An Ohio school bus driver was credited with saving the lives of 15 middle school students as the vehicle went up in flames. The inferno was caught on camera.