Children taken to safety after school coach fire
Children were taken off a school coach which caught fire after a woman called the company to report flames coming from the back of the vehicle.
Mick Dabbs, managing director of Felixstowe Travel, said 12 pupils were on the coach in Trimley St Mary, Suffolk, on their way to school. Mr Dabbs said on receiving the call he immediately phoned the driver of the bus and everyone departed safely."A lady driver behind the coach called me and said there was a flame coming out of the light duster."By the time he went round the back with the fire extinguisher it was on fire."The coach company said 12 children were onboard the vehicle when it caught fire
Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said the vehicle was "well alight" when it arrived at High Road, at about 07:50 GMT, and confirmed all the children were off the vehicle.Find BBC News: East of England on
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