A Spring Branch ISD school bus catches fire, students safe

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A Spring ISD school bus caught fire as it was transporting students Friday afternoon.

The bus was taking students from Westchester Academy for International Studies, a high school, to The Gunthrie Center, a vocational school, when the bus driver heard a pop and smelled smoke.

The driver immediately parked and directed the students to evacuate. All student were safely evacuated, with no injuries, and taken onto a second bus.

The Houston Fire Department was on the scene, that has since been cleared.

The accident is pending investigation.