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Bus carrying kids catches fire along Mount Baker Highway

Photo by Cameron Hamilton.

Officials are responding to a bus fire along SR 542, the Mount Baker Highway.
No injuries were sustained. The bus was fully engulfed by flames.
Officials with the Wash. State Patrol say it was reported to them as a bus fire with kids on board.
The bus was carrying middle school-aged children from the Bellingham area, according to WSP officials.
Police say the kids were transferred onto a new bus.
KIRO 7 is following this story and will add updates as they come in.
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