A Chinese tour bus caught fire while it was transporting passengers from Samut Prakarn to Suvarnabhumi airport before dawn today.
Fortunately none of the 20 passengers on the bus was injured but the entire Sunlong bus was engulfed and burnt by the fire.
The incident happened on the elevated road from Lard Krabang to the airport’s warehouse.
Three fire trucks from Rachathewa fire station were despatched to the scene, and three lanes of the elevated road were closed to traffic.
The fire was kept under control half an hour later after the entire bus was gutted.
Bus driver Ratana Jenraksa told police that he drove the bus to the airport with 20 passengers on board.
But as he was near the airport, smoke was noticed to come out of the engine room.
He drove and parked the bus at the left lane and ordered all passengers to leave.
He then tried to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher but could not keep it under control.
The bus which was burnt to metal skeletons was towed away before noon today.
