Twenty Children, Three Teachers Dead in Thai Bus Blaze

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Twenty children and three teachers are dead after a bus crashed and caught fire outside Bangkok, Thailand. The vehicle was reportedly powered by compressed natural gas.

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00:00The driver of a school bus that crashed and caught fire in Thailand, killing 20 children

00:06and three teachers, has been arrested. He reportedly fled the scene after failing to

00:11put out the fire. The bus, which was reportedly powered by

00:16compressed natural gas, burst into flames after crashing on a highway outside Bangkok.

00:23It was one of three vehicles carrying children back from a field trip. One search and rescue

00:28worker said the fire appeared to erupt at the front of the vehicle and that most of

00:33the bodies were found towards the back.

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