rooster59 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Bangkok bus engulfed in fire By The Nation A driver and passengers escaped unhurt early on Saturday when a bus was engulfed in fire on a road in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district. Lumpini police were alerted at 2.30am that a No 76 bus had caught fire on the Ratchadamri Boulevard in front of the Police General Hospital. The fire started in the engine at the rear of the vehicle and quickly spread through the entire bus. The bus driver told police that he was driving from Pratunam to Samae Dam with about six or seven passengers and he noticed black smoke coming from the back of the bus. He said he stopped in the left lane and evacuated passengers from the bus. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30371134 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-06-15 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melovethai Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Crazy not to have fire suppression, only 80,000 baht cheap compared to the bus or a passenger's life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 1 hour ago, melovethai said: Crazy not to have fire suppression, only 80,000 baht cheap compared to the bus or a passenger's life 80,000 is far, far more than a person's life is worth in Thailand. I've read plenty of times about people being killed for much less, once for as little as 100 baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whip Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 At least it was near a hospital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Well done, no one injured. P... poor maintenance, seems like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerkinsCuthbert Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Just read that ฿1.6bn has been wasted on the electronic bus ticketing system; now deemed not fit for purpose, contract cancelled and the contractor, inevitably, is suing BMTA. TIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Lucky ending, one bus less to pollute the air! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Smith Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Lucky ending, one bus less to pollute the air! Did it's best at the end though ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foexie Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 5 hours ago, melovethai said: Crazy not to have fire suppression, only 80,000 baht cheap compared to the bus or a passenger's life In my country the buses also not have any system like that. So why you expect they have that in Thailand? Think you be surpriced how little of these systems are accualy installed in all the buses on the planet. 1 hour ago, oldrunner said: Well done, no one injured. P... poor maintenance, seems like. So the fire can't start because of a mechanical or electrical problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 we get that bus, have to remember not to sit at the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptooyoo Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 13 hours ago, Orton Rd said: we get that bus, have to remember not to sit at the back or the front....you get whacked when the driver falls asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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