Images of flames roar from the back of a charter bus, creating thick black smoke in the air, which occurs the IU Indy men's basketball before.
The bus with the Jaguars back to the campus of a road game against Noord -Kennucky is flooded in flames outside Kent, Indiana, more than 90 miles south of Indianapolis.
The fire was first noticed by the bus driver and an IU Indy coach after the vehicle had a mechanical problem.
Try to find out what went wrong, flames were seen and the bus was quickly evacuated before flames were on top of where the Jaguars were before.
Everyone on the bus was moved about a mile away when the bus blew up, making a total loss worth around $ 20K in team equipment and personal items from the coaches and players.
Among the lost items were telephones, portfolios, team shoes, Jaguars' sweaters and clipboards of the coaches.
New frightening images of the bus that the IU Indy men's basketball team carries has originated
Miraculously everyone evacuated the bus on time and no one was injured in the flooding fire
Miraculously, no one was injured in the fire, because it seems that everyone got out of the bus just before a further tragedy could perform.
“On the return of the match of today against Noord -Kennucky, the bus with the IU Indianapolis men's basketball team experienced a mechanical problem that caused a fire around Kent, Indiana,” said Iu Indy Athletics in a Sunday statement.
'All members of the team and the staff have evacuated the bus without an injury. Another bus is on the way to pick up the team and deliver it back to Indianapolis. '
A link to donate to the NIL Fund of Jaguars, which will help the school's recovery efforts, is also distributed.
The other bus showed a nearby school district, per WLWT.
Hours prior to the explosion lost the Jaguars of Noord-Kentucky 71-67 in Horizon League promotion.
The Jaguars are 9-20 after the loss of Noord-Kentucky, but end the regular season with two home games for the Horizon League tournament.
Iu Indy would need a conference tournament to continue the season in March Madness.
The Jaguars have not made the NCAA tournament since 2003, where they fell as a no. 16 seed and then Kentucky with the best placed.
IU Indy has not won a regular conference championship since 2006.
