The tragic school bus fire in Bangkok moved the Prime Minister to tears

Paetongtarn was visibly moved to learn of a tragic school bus fire on October 1, which resulted in several injuries and deaths.

BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was visibly moved to learn of a tragic school bus fire that injured and killed several peopleOctober 1st.

Following a press conference to report the results of the Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Paetongtarn received further information before traveling to Pak Kret district in Nonthaburi to oversee the Royal Irrigation Department’s water management efforts. As she left Command Building 1, reporters asked if she had been informed about the fire that gutted a school bus carrying kindergarten children from Uthai Thani province.

The prime minister did not respond verbally but nodded and was seen crying as she walked towards the Thai Khu Fah building.

Paetongtarn reportedly ordered the relevant deputy prime ministers to visit the scene, including Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit and Deputy Interior Minister Sabida Thaichet, who is from Uthai Thani. the home province of the children on the bus. (TNA)