BANGKOK, May 16 — At least eight ‌people were killed and 25 others injured after a train collision ‌triggered a fire that engulfed a public bus in Bangkok today, rescue officials and police said.

Firefighters and rescue crews were dispatched as flames engulfed the bus and nearby vehicles, they ‌said, adding the crash involved ⁠a train, ⁠the bus, cars ⁠and motorcycles.

Rescue teams ⁠worked ⁠to pull injured victims from the wreckage as fire ⁠crews battled the blaze with water hoses in a race to contain the fire, officials said.

The fire ⁠has now been brought under control, with crews cooling the ⁠area, venting gas and continuing ⁠to ⁠search for victims, they said. The cause of the accident ‌is under investigation. — Reuters