GROVEPORT, Ohio-LaShonna Tanyhill, a bus driver for Groveport Madison Schools, is being praised as a hero for safely evacuating students when their bus caught fire. Tanyhill noticed smoke rising while driving the kids home from school and promptly pulled over after another driver signaled her.
She successfully evacuated all students before the smoke entered the bus. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire. Superintendent Jamie Grube expressed deep gratitude for Tanyhill’s bravery and credited her quick thinking and training for ensuring the students’ safety. An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.