Tragedy on I-45

Bus explosion on I-45

We awoke to the horrific news of a bus explosion carrying over
40 nursing home evacuees including caregivers. The fire apparently started as a result of overheated brakes which may have caught one of the tires on fire. Many of people were on oxygen, which exacerbated the fire.

What was stop and go traffic on I-45 turned into a parking lot and only now (several hours after the explosion) is the bus being removed from the highway. In normal times, the interstate would just shut down until the investigation was complete, but authorities are allowing the evacuation to resume, slow as it is.

See the article, Fire on Bus Carrying Evacuees Kills 24.