RONAN — The Ronan Fire Department responded to a bus fire on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
The bus was being used to take Whitefish Speech & Debate students to a tournament.
Ronan Fire Chief Chris Adler tells MTN they were dispatched to Ronan Middle School at 5:30 p.m. after a passerby noticed the bus was on fire.
When firefighters arrived, the engine in the back of the bus was fully engulfed in flames; the fire quickly spread to the rest of the bus.
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Adler says the students were not on the bus when it caught fire.
The bus driver was taken to a hospital; the nature and extent of his injuries is not yet known.
The Ronan school district provided a bus to take the Whitefish students home.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
We will update you if we get more information.
