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This video of bus fire in Thailand is going viral on social media.
25 students have died in a fire in a school bus in Thailand. According to news agency AFP, a total of 44 people were present in the bus, out of which 16 have been admitted to the hospital. At present, rescue workers are trying to rescue the remaining children. The cause of the fire has not been revealed yet.
However, eyewitnesses present at the spot have said that the fire broke out due to burst tire of the bus. According to Reuters, the accident happened at around 12.30 pm in the Khu Khot area of Bangkok. The bus was returning from a school trip. Children ranging from 3 to 15 years of age were present in the bus. Apart from this, 5 teachers were also traveling with him.
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According to BBC, the school bus was returning from a trip at the time of the accident.
The bus got badly burnt after the fire. Fire fighters have currently brought the fire under control.
Due to the heat, rescue workers were seen just touching with the help of white clothes.
A total of 44 people were traveling in the school bus, which included 39 students and 5 teachers.
Rescue workers are examining the bus and trying to find out the cause of the fire.
Transport Minister said – the bus was running on CNG Thailand’s Prime Minister Pyitongtarn Shinawatra has expressed condolences to the families of the children who lost their lives in the accident. He has ordered the Transport Minister to go to the incident site and take stock of the situation.
The country’s Home Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that even after the rescue workers arrived, the bus was so hot that it was very difficult to go inside. Because of this, the bodies remained in the bus for a long time after the accident. Those who died have not been identified yet.
Thailand’s Transport Minister said that the bus was running on compressed natural gas (CNG). This is a very sad incident. I have asked the ministry to ban the use of fuel like CNG for such passenger vehicles and find some other alternative.
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