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Two farmworkers have been honored by county officials in California after saving the lives of 20 students who were on a burning school bus on Sept. 4

Carlos Perea Romero and Angel Zarco were working on a broken tractor when they spotted the blaze and alerted the bus driver

"God put you in that place for a reason,” Romero said

Two farmworkers are being hailed as heroes after rescuing nearly two dozen students from a burning bus in California.

The incident occurred on Sept. 4 near Avenue 8 and Road 23.5 in Madera County, according to ABC affiliate KFSN .

A Madera Unified bus was taking a group of students to school when it caught fire near where Carlos Perea Romero and Angel Zarco were working on a broken tractor.

"The bus caught fire right away, probably within like tw

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