Students, driver escape moments before NJ school bus bursts into flames on highway

By Stephen Sorace Fox News

Published April 18, 2024 11:35am EDT

A school bus carrying students was engulfed in flames along New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway on Wednesday, fire officials said.

Firefighters responded around 2:30 p.m. to mile marker 20.8 southbound on the parkway in Cape May County and found the fire raging throughout the bus, the Seaville Fire and Rescue Company said.

All 10 students and the bus driver had already escaped the burning bus by the time firefighters and EMS arrived. No injuries were reported, according to fire officials.

The school bus burst into flames along the Garden State Parkway in Cape May County on Wednesday.

One student told WPVI-TV that they smelled smoke and heard a loud bang before evacuating the bus.

Firefighters battled the flames for about two hours.

The child’s father, Kevin Capone, told the station that the situation was "very scary."

"It's every parent's worst nightmare because you don't know where they're sitting on the bus, you don't know where they're at," he said.

The cause of the fire was still under investigation.

The cause of the fire was unclear.

The Cape May County Fire Marshals office and the New Jersey State Police are investigating.

Students, driver escape moments before NJ school bus bursts into flames on highway

新泽西校车在高速公路上起火前，学生和司机逃离瞬间

A school bus carrying students was engulfed in flames along New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway on Wednesday, fire officials said.

消防官员表示，周三，一辆载有学生的校车在新泽西州花园州立公园大道被大火吞噬。

Firefighters responded around 2:30 p.m. to mile marker 20.8 southbound on the parkway in Cape May County and found the fire raging throughout the bus, the Seaville Fire and Rescue Company said.

Seaville消防救援公司表示，消防员于下午2:30左右到达Cape May县公园大道南20.8英里处，发现大火在校车上肆虐。

All 10 students and the bus driver had already escaped the burning bus by the time firefighters and EMS arrived. No injuries were reported, according to fire officials.

当消防队员和EMS到达时，所有10名学生和公交车司机都已经逃离了燃烧的校车。官方报道称没有人受伤。

One student told WPVI-TV that they smelled smoke and heard a loud bang before evacuating the bus.

一名学生告诉WPVI-TV，他们闻到了烟味，然后听到了巨大的爆炸声，随后他们就逃离了该校车。

The child’s father, Kevin Capone, told the station that the situation was "very scary."

这名孩子的父亲Kevin Capone告诉电视台，当时情况“非常可怕”

"It's every parent's worst nightmare because you don't know where they're sitting on the bus, you don't know where they're at," he said.

“这是每个父母最可怕的噩梦，因为你不知道他们坐在公交车上的什么地方，也不知道他们在哪里”，他说道。

The cause of the fire was unclear.

起火的原因还不清楚。

The Cape May County Fire Marshals office and the New Jersey State Police are investigating.

Cape May县消防执法官办公室和新泽西警察局正在进行调查。