55 evacuated after bus with passengers returning from cruise catches fire on I-95 near Daytona Beach

07.07.2025    WSVN 7 News Miami    3 views
55 evacuated after bus with passengers returning from cruise catches fire on I-95 near Daytona Beach

VOLUSIA COUNTY Fla WSVN A bus blaze along Interstate near Daytona Beach left dozens of passengers who were returning from a vacation scrambling for safety and leaving everything they brought behind Dramatic cellphone video captured the bus thoroughly engulfed in flames Saturday morning Holy smokes The whole bus someone is heard saying in the video Tanetta Hampton her -month-old daughter Naomi and the rest of her family were part of the people on the Georgia-bound bus who escaped just in time We just came off a cruise Fifty-four or people having a good time and then out of nowhere there is chaos fire mentioned Hampton I mean the truck burned to a crisp Hampton noted she rushed off so briskly she left everything behind I didn t even think to grab my baby s baby bag with her formula and diapers and things she stated I just like Let me just hurry up and get out of the way get off the bus so that the back can everybody can get off the bus ' When they got off Hampton and the rest of the passengers watched as their bags burned Particular family trying to get their luggage various family like Oh it s going to explode get away so it was a lot of emotions up declared Hampton People were like crying and tussling with each other trying to save family from going you know towards the fire That was the scariest part was the panic of everybody even outside of the bus While the Hampton family may have lost everything they brought with them on the bus they gained gratitude knowing everyone was able to get off safely That stuff could be replaced but I m so thankful that everybody is OK No one was hurt in any kind of way stated Hampton Hampton has a pretty big following on social media She commented that while they were standing on the side of the road in the heat with little Naomi one of her followers recognized her pulled over and drove them all the way across the state Just as I was saying that my baby can t stand to be in that heat for that long certain of our supporters pulled over she noted I try to tell anybody that I know be kind to people love on people and be selfless because God worked through people one to another and so that was amazing to experience that love and that favor like that Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol stated other passengers were later picked up by another bus

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