Carlos Perea Romero and Angel Zarco have since been honored for their courage on Sept. 4
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- Two farmworkers have been honored by county officials in California after saving the lives of 20 students who were on a burning school bus on Sept. 4
- Carlos Perea Romero and Angel Zarco were working on a broken tractor when they spotted the blaze and alerted the bus driver
- “God put you in that place for a reason,” Romero said
Two farmworkers are being hailed as heroes after rescuing nearly two dozen students from a burning bus in California.
The incident occurred on Sept. 4 near Avenue 8 and Road 23.5 in Madera County, according to ABC affiliate KFSN.
A Madera Unified bus was taking a group of students to school when it caught fire near where Carlos Perea Romero and Angel Zarco were working on a broken tractor…