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Bradley County School Bus Catches Fire; Students Make Way Out Safely

  • Thursday, April 30, 2015

A Bradley County school bus got fire on Thursday afternoon, but several special needs students on the bus made their way out safely.

The students were returned to Taylor Elementary School via another bus.

Apparently, a fault transmission sparked the fire in the 5100 block of Waterlevel Highway.

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