All Students Safe After Charter Bus Fire Breaks Out Following Field Trip at Patrick Space Force Base
By Space Coast Daily // February 12, 2025
charter bus was carrying 5th grade students from Apollo Elementary School
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – A chartered bus carrying 5th grade students from Apollo Elementary School caught fire while returning from a field trip at Patrick Space Force Base on Wednesday.
All students and staff on board were immediately evacuated, and no injuries have been reported.
The incident occurred as the students were en-route back to Apollo Elementary.
BPS said in a statement, “Thanks to the swift actions of the bus driver and chaperones, all passengers were safely removed from the vehicle before the fire could pose any further risk.”
Brevard Public Schools has dispatched district buses to transport the students back to Apollo Elementary, where parents can pick them up as scheduled.
School officials have assured families that all necessary precautions were taken to ensure student safety, and everyone is accounted for.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.
