Heroic Driver Rescues 20 Children From Her Burning School Bus In Maryland

At around 4:45 pm, Monday, September 12, 2016, firefighters from the Branchville Volunteer Fire Company in College Park, Maryland were alerted to a school bus fire. This video captured on the dash-cam from the volunteer chief of Branchville captured the action.

20 children from the Glenarden Woods Elementary School were evacuated from the bus by the driver that was able to remain calm throughout the ordeal.

The fire appears to have originated near one of the rear wheel s and extended throughout the bus.

No one was injured. Most children were picked up by their parents from the scene.