Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014 — A group of children and a driver escaped a burning school bus on Interstate 4 in Polk County on Wednesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Troopers said the Discovery Academy Middle School bus began to emit smoke while traveling on the westbound lanes of I-4 between U.S. Highway 27 and County Road 557 just after 7 a.m. The bus driver noticed the smoke and pulled over while the bus caught fire, troopers said. All 38 children and the driver were able to exit the bus safely moments before it went up in flames.
