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School bus catches fire in suburban Bangkok, leaving 20 dead, officials say

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74% Informative

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The cause of the blaze was not immediately known.

The bus with 45 passengers was traveling from the central Uthai Thani province when it caught fire.

Rescuers cite teachers who survived as saying there were three buses from the school for this trip.

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82

Informative language

85

Neutral language

80

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

45

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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