Penn State Students Stranded After Bus Fire

Bus was carrying students from the D.C. area back to school after spring break

A group of Penn State students ended up stranded after their bus caught fire Sunday afternoon.

The bus was carrying students from Maryland, D.C. and Virginia back to school after spring break. It left Bethesda Sunday afternoon, but the driver had to pull over in southern Pennsylvania when the bus started filling with smoke.

Caroline Hagerty of Bethesda captured video showing thick black smoke shooting into the air.

Students had to wait 90 minutes for another bus to pick them up, and some lost their bags in the fire. No one was hurt.

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