Thailand|The exact number of victims is still unclear, but 25 people were missing after the fire.
in Thailand a bus carrying dozens of schoolchildren caught fire. Up to 25 people are feared dead, the country’s authorities say.
According to the country’s transport minister, the exact number of victims is still unclear, but 25 people were missing after the fire. Prime minister of the country Paetongtarn Shinawatra said that the bus fire has caused casualties and offered his condolences.
The fire has been put out, but the rescue workers have had to wait for the bus to cool down before searching for bodies, one rescue worker said.
According to preliminary information, a total of 44 people were on board, of which 38 were students and six were teachers, Thailand’s transport minister told reporters.
“According to our information, three teachers and 16 students got out,” he said.
Bus had left Uthai Thani Province. The bus’ tire burst on a highway in the northern suburbs of Bangkok, causing the vehicle to crash into an obstacle, a rescue worker told local television.
The bus was running on pressurized gas, and the impact ignited its fuel tanks, a rescue worker said.
According to the video footage from the scene, flames engulfed the bus as it burned under the overpass and huge clouds of black smoke rose into the sky.
Authorities are investigating the tour bus near Bangkok on Tuesday.
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