(KRON) — More than two dozen children were evacuated from a bus in the Santa Cruz Mountains before it went up in flames Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Southbound Highway 17 near Idylwild Road was shut down just after 9 a.m. when a charter bus caught fire, officials said. According to CHP, the bus became “fully engulfed” in flames after 32 children and five adults were able to safely get out. No one was injured in the incident.
“Thanks to the quick actions of the driver and chaperones, all passengers were safely evacuated before firefighters arrived,” the Santa Clara County Fire Department said.
A second bus later arrived to transport the passengers away…