School bus catches on fire in West Philadelphia; children safely evacuated

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
WEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Crews responded to a school bus fire in West Philadelphia.

It happened before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of North 67th and Media streets.
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Firefighters began dousing water on the outside of the bus.

Officials say seven children were on the bus when it caught fire.
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The children were safely evacuated, and then walked one and half blocks to the Overbrook Education Center.

There is no word on what caused the fire.
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