School bus fire in Thailand kills at least 23

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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).  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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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.

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