One Cleveland area school district may need to issue a cape as part of the uniform for one bus driver after his act of heroism resulted in 15 students being saved from a burning school bus.
The New York Post reported that the driver, who did not want to be recognized, acted quickly to rescue the kids.
The inferno started behind one of the rear tires, forcing pupils on the way to Monticello Middle School to jump out before the bus became fully engulfed in flames, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District and fire officials said.
While there was no word on whether a particularly industrious student may have used ingenuity to start the blaze, the district's superintendent expressed gratitude for the driver's heroism:
'I can't express how relieved I am that no one was hurt, and I am incredibly grateful for the quick response from the driver,' Superintendent Liz Kirby said in a message to the school community. 'I spoke with the driver today, and they credited the annual bus evacuation drills that drivers do with students with preparing them.'
'The driver has asked not to be identified, and we are respecting that request. I also must credit the students for reacting so calmly and following the driver's instructions to get to safety.'
Another bus arrived to pick up the rescued students after the harrowing ordeal and take them to school.
What would've been really cool is if the kids got to take turns riding that fire truck to school!
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