South Jersey softball team that lost gear in bus fire seeks donations

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A South Jersey high school softball team lost all their equipment in a bus fire while returning from an away game on April 22. The Burlington County Institute of Technology (BCIT) Westampton team is now seeking donations to replace their lost gear.

Key points

BCIT Westampton softball team lost equipment in a bus fire
Incident occurred on April 22 while returning from an away game
Fire took place near Route 537 and Juliustown Road
All players and staff escaped without injury
Team is seeking donations to replace lost gear

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Springville Township

Burlington County Institute of Technology Westampton

Members of a local high school softball team lost all their equipment in a bus fire April 22.

Burlington County Institute of Technology (BCIT) Westampton team members were returning from an away game when the bus caught fire.

The incident happened in the area of Route 537 and Juliustown Road in Springville Township.

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While all players and staff members were able to escape unhurt, everything on the bus was destroyed. This included all softball equipment and personal belongings.

At this time, details surrounding how the bus caught fire haven't been made public.

Now, members of the community are rallying together to help the players obtain new gear.

BCIT Westampton team members are asking for the following donations:

Softball gear such as gloves, bats, helmets and catcher’s gear.
New or gently used cleats.
Training gear.
Equipment bags.

Softball catcher's gear.

Members of Jacksonville Fire Co. Station 212 — the firefighters who responded to the bus fire — are collecting these donations to drop off at the school.

Mount Laurel Girls Softball team members are also accepting monetary donations to support BCIT Westampton. Donations can be made via Venmo at @MLGSfood.