After an explosion Thursday morning at the facility that holds Kearsarge Regional School District buses left two people badly injured, the bus company is cooperating with the New Hampshire Fire Marshal’s investigation while the school develops a plan to get students safely to school.
In a statement from the Kearsage Regional School District and Student Transportation of America, Superintendent Winfried Feneberg said the bus company, Student Transportation of America, will not be using the district’s propane-fueled buses while the state fire marshal investigates the fire’s cause.
“The District and company will be meeting throughout the weekend to coordinate a plan to ensure all students will be safely transported to school on Monday morning when they return from winter break,” Feneberg said in the statement. He thanked neighboring school districts that have offered to help transport students.
Fire crews responded at 10:35 a.m on Thursday and spent several hours extinguishing the flames along Route 114 in Bradford. Two bus company employees who were inspecting a propane-powered bus were trapped inside the building when it caught fire. Both individuals suffered significant burns and were initially taken to Concord Hospital before being flown by helicopter to Boston-area hospitals for treatment.
“The District and company wish for the employees’ speedy and full recovery,” Feneberg said.