School bus catches fire in Thailand, 25 feared dead

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
About 25 people were feared dead in Thailand on Tuesday when a school bus carrying students and teachers on a field trip caught fire on the
outskirts of the capital Bangkok, with 16 passengers hospitalised, the government said.Police could not immediately confirm the number of
injuries or deaths but Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters about 25 people were believed to have been killed, without
elaborating.Sixteen students and three teachers were sent to a hospital for treatment, Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said,
adding the causes of the incident were still be investigated.Early images posted on social media and carried by local news outlets showed
thick grey smoke pouring out of the bus, parts of which were still on fire.The blaze was later extinguished
A Reuters photographer saw fire trucks, police and rescue vehicles parked around the blackened vehicle, with a cluster of firefighters at
the entrance.Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said the students were on a field trip from the province of Uthai Thani, about 250 km