At least 23 people died in Thailand when a school bus carrying more than 40 students and teachers on a field trip caught fire in the outskirts of the capital Bangkok, police said on Tuesday (Oct 1).
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00:00Thai authorities confirmed that at least 23 people were killed after a school bus caught
00:07fire in the outskirts of Bangkok on Tuesday.
00:10The bus was ferrying more than 40 students and teachers who were on a field trip from
00:14the Uthaithani province, about 250 kilometers from the capital.
00:44The police said they believe that the explosion was caused by a spark from the tire that lit
00:49the gas cylinder inside the bus.
00:51They said the fire spread quickly all over the bus and some of the students escaped through
00:55the windows.
00:56They said they will investigate the case to see if there were elements of negligence.
01:01The bus was powered by natural gas.