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Thermal Incident Reported On Bus Transporting Elementary Students


Published on 2025-04-29 16:41:36 - Patch
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  • A Prince George's County Public Schools bus experienced a "thermal incident" while transporting 15 elementary students, officials said.

On March 14, 2023, a "thermal incident" occurred on a bus transporting students from Yorktown Elementary School in Bowie, Maryland, resulting in the bus catching fire. The incident took place around 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of Collington Road and Elder Oaks Boulevard. All 28 students and the driver safely evacuated the bus before it was engulfed in flames. No injuries were reported, and the students were transferred to another bus to continue their journey home. The cause of the fire is under investigation by Prince George's County Fire and EMS Department.

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