Two students burned when school bus heater hose bursts - Now Georgia

Two students suffered minor burns Saturday morning after a heater hose malfunctioned on a Tallulah Falls School bus transporting the swim team to a meet in Gainesville, Georgia. The incident occurred Nov. 7 along GA 365 in Habersham County, just south of the Level Grove Road exit. Emergency crews were dispatched at 8:42 a.m. after reports that several students were exposed to hot radiator fluid. Officials initially said as many as five students may have been burned, but responders confirmed two students had minor burns and others had minimal exposure to antifreeze. The students were taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center for evaluation. One southbound lane of GA 365 was closed, the team withdrew from the competition, and responders stayed until a replacement bus arrived.