A terrifying incident involving an all-girls flag football team has left many shaken after their team bus was suddenly engulfed in flames on a highway. What began as a routine journey quickly turned into a moment of chaos, as players and staff were forced to evacuate under urgent and dangerous conditions. Witnesses described scenes of panic as flames rapidly spread, leaving little time to react. Despite the frightening circumstances, the quick response of those on board appears to have played a crucial role in preventing something far worse. Images and accounts from the scene are now circulating, with many focusing on just how close the situation came to disaster. As more details emerge, questions are already being raised about what caused the fire — and whether it could have been prevented. For now, the focus remains on the safety of everyone involved. But one chilling detail from the moment the fire broke out is what’s leaving people stunned. And it changes how close this came to tragedy.
A HIGH SCHOOL all-girls flag football team was forced to evacuate their team bus as it ignited in a terrifying inferno.
The players from Kahuku High School in Hawaii were travelling home from an away game on Thursday when things took a scary turn.
A school bus driving an all-girls flag football team caught fire on Thursday in Hawaii
The Kahuku High School team were heading back from an away game
The bus was driving on the H-3 Freeway when a coach smelled burning.
The driver soon pulled over near the Tetsuo Harano tunnel, per reports from Hawaii News Now.
The team then evacuated the bus before it became completely engulfed in flames.
The blaze was then reported to local authorities at around 8:30pm.
Video from KITV shows the interior of the school bus consumed by fire.
Smoke is seen billowing out of the windows from the vehicle at the side of the road.
The rear left tire seems to be entirely burnt away in the clip.
Members of the fire department can also be seen working on containing the blaze.
A coach smelled burning before the driver pulled over near the Tetsuo Harano tunnel
The team were able to evacuate the bus without any reported injuries
The video also shows the shaken team standing at a safe distance down the road, watching the incident unfolding.
All passengers on the bus were accounted for and escaped uninjured, according to local reports.
But their belongings were apparently not so lucky, with the team and their coaches losing everything kept in the vehicle.
HNN also claimed that the driver had said that the bus had recently undergone work.
The shaken players and coaches watched the fire department attend the scene from a safe distance
The terrifying moment was caught on video by drivers passing on the H-3 Freeway
