Practically two dozen college students and lecturers in Thailand are feared lifeless after a faculty bus was engulfed in flames on Tuesday whereas touring for a discipline journey on Tuesday, officers mentioned.
The bus was touring from central Uthai Thani province to Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi provinces when the hearth occurred on the outskirts of the capital Bangkok, Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit instructed reporters on the scene.
Pictures captured on the scene present the flames engulfing the scorched bus as plumes of black smoke billowed into the air.
“Academics instructed us that the hearth ignited in a short time,” appearing police chief Kittirat Phanphet instructed reporters. “From talking to witnesses, we imagine the explosion was attributable to a spark from the tire that lit the gasoline cylinder that was powering the automobile.”
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Firefighters extinguished a burning bus that was carrying lecturers and college students from Wat Khao Phraya faculty on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday. (REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa)
He added that some college students escaped via home windows as the hearth burned.
Piyalak Thinkaew, a rescuer of the Ruamkatanyu Basis, instructed reporters that 23 passengers – three lecturers and 20 college students – onboard the bus have been lacking and feared lifeless. It was earlier believed that 25 have been feared lifeless, however Thinkaew mentioned that two extra survivors had been discovered.
Rescuers mentioned 20 college students and three lecturers have been feared lifeless after the hearth. (AP Picture/Sakchai Lalit)
The scholars on the bus have been reported to be in elementary and junior highschool.
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Juangroongruangkit mentioned 16 college students and three lecturers have been hospitalized and receiving remedy. Their situations have been unclear.
Officers mentioned the hearth was believed to have been sparked after a tire exploded. (REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa)
Phanphet mentioned that an investigation is underway.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra provided her condolences in a submit on social media platform X, saying the federal government would care for medical bills and compensate the victims’ households.
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“As a mom, I wish to specific my deepest condolences to the households,” she wrote.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
