School bus rolls into fuel pump, starting fire

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- A school bus and pump island were damaged in a brief fire at a Chaffee gas station on Monday. According to police chief Jeff Womack, a Head Start bus driver pulled into the Rhodes 101 at Highway 77 and Route A at about 2 p.m. When the driver went inside, the bus rolled into a gas pump, starting a fire. Safety features in the pump kept much gasoline from feeding the fire, Womack said. While the station and nearby buildings were evacuated, the fire was out in about 15 minutes, he said. No one was injured.