Broward County

Children evacuated after Davie school bus catches fire, police say

A Davie school bus caught on fire and five children were evacuated safely. There were no injuries, Davie police said.
A Davie school bus caught on fire and five children were evacuated safely. There were no injuries, Davie police said. adrey@centredaily.com

Schoolchildren were evacuated from a bus that caught fire Thursday afternoon.

Davie Police and Fire were called to a school bus fire at State Road 84 and Hiatus Road. Police say the bus caught fire near the rear tire.

The driver quickly pulled over and evacuated five children from the school bus. No one was injured, police said. Davie Fire Rescue then put out the fire.

All the children were picked up by their parents and eastbound SR-84 at Hiatus Road was blocked off briefly.

This story was originally published October 29, 2020 at 6:58 PM.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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