Birnie Bus Employees Escape Burning Bus in Cortlandville

Two school bus employees are okay after they escaped their burning vehicle in the Town of Cortlandville.

Cortland County Sheriff’s officials say at 2:38 p.m. June 2, they responded with the Town of Cortlandville Fire Department to a report of a vehicle fire on McLean Road.

Officials say they discovered the vehicle was a school bus owned by Birnie Bus Service.

The two company employees on the bus were able to get out, but the fire shut down McLean Road for a short period of time.