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Sarah_Jayne · 09-23-2005, 05:54 AM

Bus carrying evacuees catches fire; authorities say as many as 20 dead

WILMER, Texas (AP) -- A bus carrying elderly evacuees from Hurricane Rita caught fire early Friday on a gridlocked highway near Dallas, killing as many as 20 people, authorities said.

"We believe it's going to be closer to 20 fatalities," Dallas County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Don Peritz said.

The bus was engulfed with flames, causing a 17-mile backup on a freeway that was already heavily congested with evacuees from the Gulf Coast.

"There were 45 souls on the bus ... at this point we believe we have about half accounted-for," Dallas County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Don Peritz said.

"The early indications are this is a mechanical issue. The driver did survive the accident," Peritz said. "It's my understanding he went back on the bus several times to try to evacuate people."

He said there were indications that oxygen used by elderly evacuees could have had a role in the fire.

A large, burned-out shell of the bus was to the side of the interstate, where cars were backed up for numerous miles, surrounded by numerous police cars and ambulances.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/ar...s_near_dallas/

xclusive · 09-23-2005, 05:55 AM

Talk about having bad luck

SGS · 09-23-2005, 05:57 AM

Watching that here on Sky.

Ace-wtf · 09-23-2005, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by xclusive

Talk about having bad luck

w0rd

Wiggles · 09-23-2005, 06:27 AM

wow it just keeps getting worse for these people, so sad.

LauraLee · 09-23-2005, 06:32 AM

Things are snowballing and i don't see a light at the end of the tunnel for so many people.
Just horrid. To think humans are dying while they flee their homes, all while knowing that come Saturday evening they will have nothing more then what they brought with them.
I have a really hard time understanding how these people are even coping. Guess it is just one of those things you really can't imagine handling until you are faced with it.

Danny_C · 09-23-2005, 06:37 AM

That's sad. I'm surprised we haven't heard about any road rage murders yet... with all the backed up traffic and people running out of gas.

Pete-KT · 09-23-2005, 06:44 AM

Man the whole south is having problems

Fred Quimby · 09-23-2005, 06:50 AM

those dam old people and their oxygen bottles

Ace-wtf · 09-23-2005, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Fred Quimby

those dam old people and their oxygen bottles

yep problably didnt help the situation

Jer · 09-23-2005, 07:18 AM

Very sad.

RIP

EroticySteve · 09-23-2005, 07:21 AM

Damned if you do. Damned if you don't. Sad story but well, that's life sometimes.

Vitasoy · 09-23-2005, 09:40 AM

That is just terrible. RIP...

NoCarrier · 09-23-2005, 09:47 AM

Sometimes life is quite ironic.

gecko · 09-23-2005, 09:47 AM

May they rest in peace

Manowar · 09-23-2005, 10:33 AM

Tanker · 09-23-2005, 10:35 AM

crazy times we are living in

LiveDose · 09-23-2005, 10:43 AM

That is so sad...

CynthiaB · 09-23-2005, 11:36 AM

This hurricane is starting to sound like a Final Destination movie - it's not going to stop until it gets all the people it meant to get the first time.

Cyn

DutchTeenCash · 09-23-2005, 11:37 AM

holy feck thats terrible

baddog · 09-23-2005, 11:39 AM

I wonder how much of this evacuation is really necessary, and how much is just because they dropped the ball on Katrina.

johnnyhey · 09-23-2005, 11:42 AM

i just watched on cnn an eyewitness to the event.

she said the brakes overheated and caught the wheels on fire. they ran up to the bus saying "get out" and no one was moving. when she entered the bus, she realized that they were elderly and many needing wheelchairs to get around. many on oxygen as well. it was that oxygen that caused the bus to explode. 24 people were lost. truly a sad day.

Sarah_Jayne · 09-23-2005, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

I wonder how much of this evacuation is really necessary, and how much is just because they dropped the ball on Katrina.

I wondered that too and also what will be the reaction if the storm blows out.

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Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	Bus carrying evacuees explodes near Dallas Bus carrying evacuees catches fire; authorities say as many as 20 dead WILMER, Texas (AP) -- A bus carrying elderly evacuees from Hurricane Rita caught fire early Friday on a gridlocked highway near Dallas, killing as many as 20 people, authorities said. "We believe it's going to be closer to 20 fatalities," Dallas County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Don Peritz said. The bus was engulfed with flames, causing a 17-mile backup on a freeway that was already heavily congested with evacuees from the Gulf Coast. "There were 45 souls on the bus ... at this point we believe we have about half accounted-for," Dallas County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Don Peritz said. "The early indications are this is a mechanical issue. The driver did survive the accident," Peritz said. "It's my understanding he went back on the bus several times to try to evacuate people." He said there were indications that oxygen used by elderly evacuees could have had a role in the fire. A large, burned-out shell of the bus was to the side of the interstate, where cars were backed up for numerous miles, surrounded by numerous police cars and ambulances. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/ar...s_near_dallas/

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