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MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Two farmworkers volition beryllium honored for their heroic efforts successful helping children flight a burning schoolhouse autobus successful Madera County.
CHP reported connected Sept. 4, a Madera Unified School District autobus was carrying students from La Vina and Madera South High School erstwhile the backmost of the autobus began to fume portion driving adjacent Avenue 23 1/2, southbound of Avenue 8.
The region states 2 farmworkers were fixing their tractor erstwhile they saw the heavy fume pouring from the bus, and flagged down the autobus driver.
Officials accidental the farmworkers rushed to the autobus doorway and immedialtey began evacuating students with the assistance of the autobus driver. Seconds aft the backmost of the autobus burst into flames.
The region states acknowledgment to the driver's and farmwokrers' swift actions, nary 1 was injured and each students were safe. No offical origin of the occurrence has been released, nevertheless investigators judge it was related to a mechanical issue.
Madera County volition grant the 2 farmworkers astatine Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting with a proclamation.
