Woman suffers burns as bus bursts into flames after brake failure

A woman suffered burns to her arm as passengers fled a blazing bus outside a busy shoppin mall yesterday evening.

The airconditioned and gas-fuelled bus caught fire in Nonthaburi, northwest of Bangkok, due to a failed brake system which lead to it overheating, according to the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority.

Around 30 passengers fled the blaze but, unfortunately, one female passenger suffered burns to her left arm and was sent to Paolo Hospital for treatment.

Rescue teams, police officers and firefighters all dashed to the scene, where it took almost half an hour to extinguish the fire. The bus and around 50 metres of nearby power and communication cables were completely destroyed by the blaze.

The bus driver says he heard a bang at the back of the bus and parked in front of a shopping mall in Ngan Wong Wan, Pantip Plaza. He asked passengers to exit the bus as quickly as possible…