Fourteen Aurora school children and a bus driver were safely evacuated after a school bus caught fire Wednesday afternoon, according to Aurora Fire Rescue officials. Fire crews responded to a school bus “heavily engulfed in flames” around 4 p.m. near East 11th Avenue and North Picadilly Road, the agency said in a news release. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Fire contained at Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora Crime and Public Safety | Dozens of units damaged after fire tears through Public Storage facility on South Parker Road Crime and Public Safety | Nearly 50 people displaced after Aurora apartment fire Crime and Public Safety | Large brush fire burns 2 acres near Aurora Sports Park Crime and Public Safety | Aurora multi-family home heavily damaged, one person injured in Fourth of July fire Firefighters confirmed all children were safely evacuated and unharmed before connecting to fire hydrants to extinguish the fire. In a statement, fire officials praised the quick actions of the bus driver and firefighters. “Upon noticing the fire emerging through the dashboard as he turned the bus, he immediately pulled over and assisted in evacuating the children.