Over 30 kids 'safe' after bus catches fire, becomes fully engulfed in flames near Moab

Bus carrying Denver students catches fire in Utah

Nobody was injured after a tour bus carrying sixth-grade students from the Denver area caught fire on the highway in Utah Friday morning.

Over 30 kids 'safe' after bus catches fire, becomes fully engulfed in flames near Moab

MOAB, Utah (ABC4) -- A tour bus full of children became fully engulfed in flames near Moab due to a mechanical issue Friday morning, according to Utah Highway Patrol. No injuries have been reported in the incident. The tour bus, which was travelling from the Denver area, was filled with around 36 children that were on a camping trip, according to Lt. Cameron Roden, UHP. The incident occurred shortly after 9:30 a.m. on SR-191. The driver reported…

Two dead in separate San Juan County crashes; students safe after bus fire

Emergency responders in San Juan County handled a bus fire and two fatal crashes within a 24-hour span, according to the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office. A firefighter inspects what’s left of a tour bus that caught fire May 9 on Highway 191 near La Sal. All passengers evacuated safely and no injuries were reported. Photo courtesy of the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office The first incident was reported at 2:10 p.m. Thursday, May 8, when a motorcy…

Tour bus transporting school children consumed by flames in San Juan County, kids escape unharmed

SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah, May 9, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — A tour bus transporting children from a school in Colorado caught hire Friday near milepost 101 on State Route 191 in San Juan County. The Sheriff’s Department was alerted at about 9:36 a.m., its news release says. “Emergency personnel responded to the scene and everyone aboard the bus was safely evacuated and there were no injuries reported,” the San Juan County Sheriff’s release says. “The …

Tour bus destroyed by fire while transporting children visiting Moab to camp

A tour bus from the Denver area went up in flames as it was transported several dozen children who were camping in an area near Moab.There were 36 or 37 people

CONDADO SAN JUAN, UTAH- A tourist bus caught fire on Friday morning in San Juan County and delayed traffic in the area as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation (UDOT). Around 9:36 a.m., a tour bus from the Denver area with a group of children going to camp headed north for 191 at mile 101. The bus indicated a mechanical problem, so they stopped and evacuated it. Shortly thereafter, the bus went on fire. The school district of the are…