Minnesota mom Kari Thorp had just walked out of her front door to greet her 6-year-old daughter as she got off the school bus when she noticed fire coming out from beneath the front tire of the bus.
Thorp told Fox 9,
Right above the tire I just saw a burst of flame when I walked out. and as soon as she got off the bus, it kind of exploded under there too, so like a bigger flame then it just was smoke coming from the bus.
Thanks to Thorp's mama bear instincts, all 22 children and the bus driver made it safely off the bus and away from the area just moments before the bus burst into flames.
A week later, the families of the kids on the bus surprised the bus driver and Mrs. Thorp with a thank-you gift, acknowledging that without their quick response, the outcome could have been an unspeakable tragedy.
Thorp told Fox 9,
A lot of emotions just keep coming up the more you talk about it, and realize how amazing this community is.
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