Fire Destroys School Bus In Aurora

AURORA, IL — A bus driver and four students escaped unharmed before a bus went up in flames Monday morning in Aurora while en route to an Indian Prairie elementary school Monday morning. The bus was on the way to Patterson Elementary in Naperville when the bus driver noticed smoke and pulled over, according to the Beacon News.

The bus was reportedly a First Student bus, and all five occupants were able to get off before the vehicle burst into flames.

A School District 204 spokeswoman told the Beacon that an engine fire started as the students waited for a second bus, which transported them to school.

The incident reportedly happened just after 8 am. near East New York Street and Stoughton Circle.

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