Bus of eldery Evacuees on fire, Shuts down 45N in Dallas

HouTXmetro · #1 Postby **HouTXmetro** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:52 am

Can the news get any worse? :cry:

Josephine96 · #2 Postby **Josephine96** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:53 am

Yes it can.. :eek:

Especially if there are any fatalities or injuries from the bus mishap

#3 Postby **HollynLA** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:55 am

I hope they are got out safely. :cry:

HouTXmetro · #4 Postby **HouTXmetro** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:56 am

Josephine96 wrote:Yes it can.. Especially if there are any fatalities or injuries from the bus mishap

Not to mention, 45 North is possibly backed up from Dallas to Houston. The news is reporting HWY deaths from people waiting in the heat. :cry:

dwg71 · #5 Postby **dwg71** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:57 am

not an accident it is a fire.

HouTXmetro · #6 Postby **HouTXmetro** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:05 am

Fire is out, 1 confirmed death and multiple injuries.

#7 Postby **Houstonia** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:06 am

KHOU is reporting 1 fatality in the bus fire.

#8 Postby **Roxy** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:14 am

HouTXmetro wrote:Can the news get any worse?

I started feeling seriously sick to my stomach when I heard that.

:cry:

canegrl04 · #9 Postby **canegrl04** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:33 am

Local news said 45 elderly were on bus.,apprx. half known to have gotten off

Making it worse,there were oxygen tanks on the bus

#10 Postby **secretforecaster** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:33 am

ABC13 is reporting 20 dead from their sister station in Dallas!

goodlife · #11 Postby **goodlife** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:33 am

OMG...there is a picture of the bus on fire on http://www.cnn.com
It's AWFUL!

Hey Roxy....how are you? Did you evacuate?

DoctorHurricane2003 · #12 Postby **DoctorHurricane2003** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:52 am

AP: Dallas TV station WFAA reports 20 people killed when bus loaded with Hurricane Rita evacuees erupted in flames south of Dallas.

nholley · #13 Postby **nholley** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:52 am

secretforecaster wrote:ABC13 is reporting 20 dead from their sister station in Dallas!

Fox News is giving the same number.

#14 Postby **JPmia** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:56 am

NPR just confirmed as well....very sad.

#15 Postby **HurricaneQueen** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:57 am

Newest count-24 dead. Bus carrying elderly from evacuating

nursing home many with oxygen. Not known if that was the cause of the explosion. Here is the link from Dallas WFAA:

http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa050923_wz_busfire.bd7a72fb.html

EDIT: revised back down to 20. Still awful!

curtinnc · #16 Postby **curtinnc** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:09 am

20 people dead, per FOX...

Website · #17 Postby **Brent** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:12 am

I've heard possibly 24 left on the bus... which since it's burned to the metal frame, isn't good.

#18 Postby **CaptinCrunch** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:20 am

ME is reporting 24 Dead, traffic is being routed onto 287N off 45 in Ennis.
45 expected to be closed thru mid day...not good!!

#19 Postby **LAwxrgal** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:21 am

Website · #20 Postby **Brent** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:26 am

We're lucky half the people survived based on the pictures:

They are saying the brakes caught fire and then oxygen tanks may have exploded...