Bus Fire
New Kinlock firefighters faced what they called “a daunting sight” upon arrival
Six people are dead after a semi crashed into the rear of a charter bus carrying high school students
A tractor-trailer rear-ended a charter bus carrying students in Licking County
“She got those kids out with not a scratch on them,” Tamarac Fire Rescue spokesperson said about the bus driver
Investigators said the bus caught fire after it backed out of a farm driveway and into a ditch across the road
The bus was full of students headed to a high school when the engine compartment began to smoke
Fire chief: “There was not enough time for them to escape”
The bus was engulfed in flames and sustained extensive damage; the cause of the fire was unknown
A man upset over a financial dispute set fire to a moving bus and fled as the flames trapped people inside
All 47 passengers that were onboard are unharmed and were able to retrieve all their belongings
Firefighters say the driver of the second bus saw sparks coming from the back of the first bus and notified the other driver
