Overview

• The blaze broke out around 1:30 p.m. Sunday on Route 109/High Street as the group headed to a MICCA event at Norwood High School.
• Roughly 40 to 50 students evacuated the bus, and one was evaluated for smoke inhalation but not hospitalized.
• Westwood firefighters arrived to heavy smoke and knocked down the flames in about 30 minutes, officials said.
• Crews salvaged thousands of dollars’ worth of instruments and gear from undercarriage compartments, according to the fire department.
• A replacement shuttle and an equipment truck brought the band to Norwood, and the cause remains under investigation.