Skip to content

Ad Disclosure

School bus carrying high school football team catches fire on way home from game

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

Published:

A Kentucky high school football team encountered an incredibly scary circumstance on the way home from a game on Friday night.

Players and coaches from Scott County (Georgetown, KY) High School found themselves in a serious situation when a school bus carrying the team went up in flames due to a “malfunction.” The bus caught fire in Lexington, after a game against Fredrick Douglas High School.

WKYT’s (Lexington) report says that the bus caught fire in the rear before engulfing the entire bus, and about 100 gallons of fuel leaked out of the bus during the fire. The tires were seen smoking before the entire bus caught fire.

According to the report, all players, coaches and the bus driver were able to exit the bus safely.

WKYT’s Alex Walker caught video of the bus in flames:

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB