THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

                         THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
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DATE: FRIDAY, June 17, 1994                    TAG: 9406170811 
SECTION: LOCAL                     PAGE: B5    EDITION: FINAL  
SOURCE: NEWPORT NEWS 
DATELINE: 940617                                 LENGTH: Short 

SCHOOL BUS CATCHES FIRE

{LEAD} A school bus caught fire Thursday morning after an oil line broke.

Five children were taken to Newport News General Hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. There were no serious injuries, a police spokesperson said.

When firefighters responded to the 7:45 a.m. blaze at 20th Street and Orcutt Avenue, police had already extinguished the flames and evacuated the vehicle.

{KEYWORDS} FIRE

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