Crime & Safety
School Bus Erupts In Flames In DC (Photos)
BREAKING: Six have evacuated after a school bus caught fire at 5th and D streets in Northeast.
WASHINGTON, DC — Six people evacuated safely after a school bus caught fire in a Northeast D.C. neighborhood Friday morning.
D.C. Fire and EMS tweeted shortly after 10 a.m. that firefighters were dispatched to 5th and D streets NE at 8:23 a.m. and arrived seven minutes later.
Authorities believe an engine fire was the cause of the blaze, which completely consumed the bus.
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The driver was transported to the hospital for evaluation.
@dcfireems took at least 15 minutes to show up for this school bus on fire on 5th & D NE after multiple calls to 911 pic.twitter.com/omBndN5XfF
— Andrea Kane (@kane_andrea) May 26, 2017
We were dispatched 8:23 & arrived 8:30. All 6 occupants safely evacuated. Apparent engine fire. Driver was transported for evaluation. https://t.co/WRdI2ATjNH
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) May 26, 2017
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