FORT WORTH — A Northwest Independent School District bus caught fire Wednesday afternoon on southbound Interstate 35W just north of the Keller Hicks Road exit in far north Fort Worth.
The district said the driver evacuated the 10 Northwest High School students on board after she noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment.
"Thanks to the driver's quick thinking, everyone is safe and on their way home," Northwest ISD said in a written statement.
No injuries were reported after a school bus caught fire in far north Fort Worth on Wednesday afternoon. WFAA
Photos posted online showed the bus fully engulfed in flames, with fire appearing to rise from the center of the vehicle.
Firefighters had the blaze extinguished by 5 p.m. Southbound traffic was backed up for several miles while the incident was investigated.
It is unclear at this time what sparked the fire, which also burned a small patch of grass along the freeway.
This incident comes exactly two weeks after fire destroyed a brand-new school bus in Frisco. No one was injured in that incident, but the district removed four other newly-purchased buses from its fleet until a safety review could be completed.
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