Officials are preparing the area to receive the bodies of the deceased from the fire on a sightseeing bus. The governor of Uthai Thani has ordered that the mental health and assistance be provided to the families of the deceased be fully compensated. 23 refrigerated coffins are placed inside the multipurpose building of Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam School, waiting to receive the bodies of those who died in the school bus fire, which was in the procession bringing the bodies to the school in preparation for the religious ceremony. Phra Khru Uthit Bunyaphon, secretary of the Lansak District Sangha Chief, revealed that the governor of Uthai Thani and the Lansak District Chief asked for help finding refrigerated coffins, so they contacted various temples both inside and outside the province, totaling more than 10 temples, to provide support free of charge. However, he had the opportunity to talk to the relatives of the deceased children. Everyone is sad about what happened, but he wanted them to be sad within li mits and reasonable. What happened has already happened. He did not want anyone to blame each other because no one wanted this kind of incident to happen. He asked everyone to help each other and live together with understanding. Teacher Pornprapa, a homeroom teacher for Mathayom 3 who was injured with a blistered hand wound, was on the third bus and had just left Thammasat Hospital and returned this afternoon. She recounted the incident with tears in her eyes. She said that the three injured children were safe but she did not want them to be moved because the wounds were quite large. She was worried about the children and their parents because the parents were her former students and had taught here for 18 years. The governor of Uthai Thani province, as the incident commander, inspected the preparation of the venue to support the religious ceremony, in which the parents agreed to hold a five-night chanting ceremony from tomorrow (October 3) until October 7 before holding a special royal cremation ceremony on October 8 at Wat Khao Phraya Ruea Phai, near the school. For care and assistance, all provincial and central agencies gathered at the command center at Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam School in one place to be complete and provide services to parents. In addition, officials from the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) came to explain and make parents understand and collect various documents to enter the process. I have emphasized that everyone should look at the details completely and do not rush. The Uthai Thani Provincial Treasury Office will be the center to collect information into a single set to help with the benefits that the deceased and their families will receive. While the mental health care has psychologists from the Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health, a team of doctors, nurses in Uthai Thani Province and nearby provinces to provide care, including the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security. Source: Thai News Agency
