Victims stable after Amish schoolhouse fire, community shows support

Kelsey Bova was the first on scene after a fire broke out at the Hidden View Amish School in Sparta Township last week.

When she arrived at Byler Road, she found the schoolhouse engulfed in flames. The EMT then began searching for victims, finding two students and a teacher with severe injuries at a nearby house.

“The three victims were right there. They were all in shock. They all had severe burns, melted clothes, all that stuff. It was heartbreaking, it was really hard to see, and they’re little kids, and even the teacher is just a teenager,” said Kelsey Bova, Spartansburg Volunteer Fire Department EMT. “I hate that the little kids got burned, but this could’ve been so much worse.”…

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