Up to 25 people feared dead after school bus fire in Thailand [Video]

LAST UPDATE | 17 hrs ago

A DEVASTATING FIRE tore through a school bus in Thailand carrying 44 children and teachers on a school trip today, with up to 25 feared dead.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said there were fatalities and offered condolences to the victims’ families.

The bus was one of three carrying children – ranging from kindergarten age to around 13 or 14 years old – from Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam school in the northern province of Uthai Thani.

Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said the number of dead was not clear but 25 people were unaccounted for after the blaze.

IN PICTURES: Up to 25 people are feared dead after a blaze ripped through a bus carrying 44 students and teachers in Thailand https://t.co/QcKvtEZ4xW(Photos: Facebook/Fire & Rescue Thailand, Reuters) pic.twitter.com/oorDq8kbuC

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“Initial reports said there are 44 on board, 38 students and six teachers. As far as we …