‘The Lost Bus’ True Story: How Kevin McKay Saved 22 Children

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Key Takeaways:

The new movie The Lost Bus is based on the true story of bus driver Kevin McKay’s attempt to save 22 children and three adults during the Camp Fire in Paradise, California.

McKay hadn’t been a bus driver for very long before the 2018 fire erupted.

With help from teachers Mary Ludwig and Abbie Davis, McKay saved all the passengers that day.

On November 8, 2018, a power line from the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the Feather River Canyon, aided by high winds, ignited the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history. Known as the Camp Fire, the inferno consumed 153,336 acres of land, leveled nearly 19,000 structures, and claimed 85 lives over the course of two weeks. The fire caused an estimated $16.5 billion in damage, for which PG&E w