Coach in Saraburi Catches fire

[dirtydog]

coach carrying factory workers is caught on fire on a road in Saraburi's Nong Kae district on Thursday. No one was injured as the workers managed to escape the blaze.

The Nation

[Hootad Binky]

Again?!

[Spin]

The absence of a yearly government enforced inspection of commercial and private vehicles means images like this should not even raise an eyebrow.

[thaibook]

How the hell does something like this happen? I am sure that Thai's don't build cars that self destruct after time...

[Thetyim]

How the hell does something like this happen?

I can only think of two explainations.
a) The seating is made of combustible material and was caught by a cigarette
b) They is a coach war going on and it was sabotage

[Anonymous Coward]

Perhaps someone was cooking up lunch with one of those little bucket barbecues.

[blackgang]

Could not have been equip. error cause I know that bus was checked over just before it left as per instructions to all drivers that they keep their coach in proper repair and drive carefully,
Could not have been engine problems because I see that the engine hatch is open as per manufacturers recommendations.

when the title said COACH CATCHES FIRE, I thought it was maybe a cricket coach that had matches in is pocket and was hit by a second bounce ball and lit them matches. Sticky Wicket What.

[Spin]

I am sure that Thai's don't build cars that self destruct after time...

no they dont but they are capable of bodging and patching up serious errors and problems with whatever materials they have lying around.

I recently bought a used motorcycle in Thailand from a dealer that turned out to have a hole in the gas tank that had been filled with body filler (bondo/P38) in the hope that the new owner would not be incinerated alive.
Fortunately i found the problem before any incident occurred.

Upon approaching the guy who sold me the bike i got the usual stoopid grin and he accused me of causing the damage myself.

What a cnut!