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20 children safely evacuated from burning school bus

A school bus caught fire Monday evening in College Park, Md., according to Prince George’s County fire officials.

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At around 4:45 p.m. on Monday, firefighters from the Branchville Volunteer Fire Company were alerted to a school bus fire.

Dramatic video showed black smoke billowing from the blazing bus, which was pulled over on a suburban street in College Park.

Mark Brady, a spokesperson for the Prince George’s County Fire and EMS, told the station the children were from Glen Arden Woods Elementary School. “It’s my job to save them” she told Kabir.

‘I am a mom of two kids.

He also encountered Reneita Smith, who made it her mission to save all 20 kids on board, going back into the flames to make sure no one was left behind. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

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A school bus driver is being hailed a hero after pulling elementary school students from a burning bus.

Prince George's Co. school bus catches fire (Video)