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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just bringing to everyone's attention this new school bus safety petition after a frightening incident last week.

https://www.change.org/p/ensuring-school-bus-safety-in-montgomery-county

From the petition:
"On Friday May 3rd, 2024, students at Westland Middle School riding bus 1113 were subjected to a terrifying, traumatizing and nearly disastrous safety situation.
The engine in the rear of the bus malfunctioned causing eight gallons of highly pressurized antifreeze to be poured and aerosolized around the entire cabin, saturating everyone's clothing, backpacks, and contacting skin and eyes.

The main ingredient of antifreeze, ethylene glycol, is a toxic alcohol. It can cause chemical burns and can cause kidney failure and death if as little as two teaspoons are swallowed.
Firefighters used a low pressure fire hose to decontaminate all of the kids.

Furthermore,  the same bus was utilized for transportation in the afternoon-- despite children reporting a smell on the bus, and seats and floors that were still wet and sticky."[/quote]

That’s so dangerous! What is the configuration of the engine that the chemicals poured into the bus?[/quote]

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