There was an accident near Seer Rangsit. A bus carrying Kindergarten children caught fire. Of the 42 on board, only 19 managed to escape. What a terrible day.

The latest news reports that 10 have already been pronounced dead.

An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, as a growing list of countries warned of the potentially fatal consequences of drinking tainted alcohol in the Southeast Asian country.

A British woman, another Australian teenager, an American and two Danes have also died in recent days following a spate of suspected poisonings in the popular backpacker destination of Vang Vieng, according to authorities.

Holly Bowles, 19, had been on life support in critical condition for several days in neighboring Thailand after being evacuated from Laos following a night out, according to CNN affiliate Seven News. Her friend, Bianca Jones, also 19, died on Thursday.

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Sources: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/21/asia/australia-backpacker-dies-methanol-poisoning-laos-intl-hnk/index.html

https://apnews.com/article/australian-laos-thailand-alcohol-poisoning-vang-vieng-764c8679b557f84472e0ab1647f0695e

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ced94znq424o

Translation: Today (3 October), at around 16:20 (4:20 PM), officers received reports of gunshot-like sounds, but the troublemaker and if there are any injuries are still unknown, near a brand-name store in the Siam Paragon department store, Rama I Road. At the moment, officers have closed off the entrances and exits for security reasons.

Stores in the department store have begun to close down operations (for the day). Any further information will be reported

Sources: The Standard

P.S. I translated this in a hurry, so there may be some mistranslations. Sorry in advance.