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Babysitter saves seven kids before van erupts in flames
SIOUX CENTER (AP) ? A northwest Iowa baby sitter has saved seven children from a van that erupted into flames.
The Sioux County Sheriff?s Office says the incident occurred about 3:30 p.m. Friday about six miles southwest of Sioux Center.
Thirty-six-year-old Tara Dekkers was driving the 15-passenger van when she heard a sound like a backfire. She soon pulled over the van when it filled with smoke.
Dekkers quickly ...
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Sep. 30, 2018 8:16 pm
SIOUX CENTER (AP) ? A northwest Iowa baby sitter has saved seven children from a van that erupted into flames.
The Sioux County Sheriff?s Office says the incident occurred about 3:30 p.m. Friday about six miles southwest of Sioux Center.
Thirty-six-year-old Tara Dekkers was driving the 15-passenger van when she heard a sound like a backfire. She soon pulled over the van when it filled with smoke.
Dekkers quickly unloaded the children, who ranged in age from 1 to 7, before the van was engulfed. No injuries were reported.
The Sheriff?s Office says a mechanical failure caused the fire.
