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Thai police seek negligence charges for school bus fire that killed 23 near Bangkok

Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh, on the newest of 2 developments

The fire on the bus carrying six teachers and 39 elementary and junior high school students on Tuesday spread so quickly many were unable to escape.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. School bus catches fire outside Bangkok and more than 20 are feared dead, officials say

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Newest

    Thai police seek negligence charges for school bus fire that killed 23 near Bangkok

    Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh ·

Reports & sources

33 articles, oldest first.

  1. Daily Journal

    School bus catches fire outside Bangkok and more than 20 are feared dead, officials say (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    BANGKOK (AP) — A bus carrying young students with their teachers caught fire in suburban Bangkok on Tuesday, with more than 20 of those on board feared dead, officials and rescuers said. The bus was carrying 44 passengers from central Uthai Thani province for a school trip in Ayutthaya and Nonthabur…

  2. Time

    Bangkok: 25 Feared Dead After School Bus Fire (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Videos posted on social media showed the entire bus engulfed in fire as it stood on the side of the road. Bodies were still inside the bus hours after the fire.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Thailand: Several dead in school bus fire – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The school bus was carrying 44 students and teachers when it caught fire after crashing on a highway in northern Bangkok. Up to 25 people are feared dead.

  4. CBS News

    School bus fire in Thailand may have killed more than 20 (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A bus carrying young students with their teachers caught fire in suburban Bangkok and more than 20 of those on board were feared dead, officials and rescuers said.

  5. Wyoming Public Media

    More than 20 students and teachers are feared dead in Thailand school trip bus fire (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    A bus carrying young students and their teachers on a school trip caught fire in suburban Bangkok, leaving more than 20 feared dead, officials and rescuers said.

  6. ABC 13 Houston

    More than 20 feared dead after school bus catches fire near Bangkok (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Officials and rescuers say a school bus carrying young students and their teachers on a school trip caught fire in suburban Bangkok.

  7. New York Post

    School bus catches fire outside Bangkok, 25 on board are feared dead: government (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A bus carrying young students with their teachers caught fire in suburban Bangkok on Tuesday with 25 of those on board feared dead, according to officials and rescuers.

  8. WHEC Rochester

    School bus catches fire outside Bangkok and 25 on board are feared dead, government officials say (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Government authorities say a bus carrying young students and teachers caught fire outside Bangkok and 25 of those on board are feared dead. The bus was carrying 44 passengers from central Uthai Thani province to Ayutthaya for a school trip when the fire started around noon Tuesday.

  9. Triblive

    Over 20 feared dead after a school bus catches fire in suburban Bangkok (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    BANGKOK — A bus carrying young students and their teachers on a school trip caught fire in suburban Bangkok on Tuesday, leaving more than 20 feared dead, officials and rescuers said. The bus with 45 passengers — six teachers and 39 elementary and junior high school students — was traveling

  10. The Guardian

    Many children feared dead after fire on school bus in Thailand (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Double-decker coach carrying 38 children and teachers reportedly caught fire after crashing with burst tyre

  11. Newsweek

    School bus fire kills 23 outside Bangkok (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    More than 20 people in Thailand are thought to have died after a bus carrying students and teachers caught fire near Bangkok.

  12. NBC News

    25 feared dead after school bus catches fire in Thailand (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    About 25 people were feared dead in Thailand on Tuesday when a school bus carrying students and teachers caught fire outside Bangkok, officials said.

  13. Fox News

    Thailand school bus bursts into flames outside Bangkok, 23 feared dead, officials say (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A school bus burst into flames on Tuesday while carrying more than 40 students and teachers on a field trip near Bangkok, Thailand, officials said.

  14. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Thai police seek negligence charges for school bus fire that killed 23 near Bangkok (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    The fire on the bus carrying six teachers and 39 elementary and junior high school students on Tuesday spread so quickly many were unable to escape.

  15. WDIO Duluth

    Thai police arrest driver and work to identify victims of the school bus fire that killed 23 (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Police have arrested the driver of a bus carrying young students and teachers that caught fire and killed 23 in suburban Bangkok, as families arrived to help identify their loved ones. The bus carrying six teachers and 39 elementary and junior high students was traveling for a school trip Tuesday.

  16. Green Field Reporter

    Thai police arrest driver and work to identify victims of the school bus fire that killed 23 - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police have arrested the driver of a bus carrying young students and teachers that caught fire and killed 23 in suburban Bangkok, as families arrived in the capital Wednesday to help identify their loved ones.

  17. Local News 8

    Thai police seek negligence charges for a school bus fire that killed 23 (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police on Wednesday said they were investigating whether the school bus fire that killed 23 young students and teachers in suburban Bangkok was caused by negligence after filing initial charges against the driver.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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