If you smell fuel or see smoke but no flames yet, you should:

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Treat it as a potential fire and prepare to evacuate immediately — The smell of raw fuel or presence of smoke signals a fire risk, which is a mandatory evacuation situation. Do not wait for visible flames; secure the bus if possible and get students off and away. Early evacuation can be the difference between a scare and a tragedy.

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Ignore it until flames appear

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Open the fuel cap to check

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Keep driving to the depot

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Treat it as a potential fire and prepare to evacuate immediately

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