Farmworkers Are Heroes After Rescuing 20 Children From Burning School Bus In California

Farmworkers Are Heroes After Rescuing 20 Children From Burning School Bus In California

Farmworkers Are Heroes After Rescuing 20 Children From Burning School Bus In California credit – Madera County, released Two California farmers were honored recently for being the first ones to help save over 20 students aboard a school bus that caught fire. Long before the Madera Country Fire Department arrived on scene, Angel Zarco and Carlos Perea were there, and in fact, the pair noticed the smoke billowing from the back of the bus even before the driver. They quickly alerted the driver and helped evacuate all the students on board before hightailing it to a safe distance as the school bus began to burn. At a meeting of the Madera County Board of Supervisors, the men were proclaimed as heroes of the community, who acted to the “very highest standards.” “We were just making sure the kids were far away enough so that they wouldn’t get hurt,” Zarco said. “The bus caught fire right away, probably within like two minutes, three minutes. It all happened right away.” California Fire Division Ch…