OMG!! 24 people DIE in Houston! UPDATE * Now with PICS*

[frankgomez75]

This is sad. Some people being evacuated out of Houston on bus died when the bus pulled over to get serviced. While pulled over, the bus began to catch on fire. There were 44 people on the bus but only 21 people were able to get out.

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[geckojohn]

That was sad

 

[Orsorum]

 

[yourdeardaniel]

 

[MAME]

who's going to be the first to say, "that's hot"?

:|

 

[SynthDude2001]

Yeah, I was watching the news earlier when they showed them loading the charred bus onto a trailer (with the remains of the people still on there), so they could clear the highway for evacuee traffic. Very sad.

 

[jordanz]

This is sad. Some people being evacuated out of Houston on bus died when the bus pulled over to get serviced. While pulled over, the bus began to catch on fire. There were 44 people on the bus but only 21 people were able to get out.

"OMG!! 24 people DIE in Houston! They burned to death.... "

44-21=24.

Bad math.

 

[DaWhim]

that's old.

I was thinking about the tv show and was like

 

[blodhi74]

Originally posted by: geckojohn
That was sad

yes it was

 

[deftron]

I got four letters for you but i'm not gonna do it.

 

[jfall]

the ironic thing is that those 24 people who died evacuating will probably be more than the total amount of casualities caused by rita

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: jfall
the ironic thing is that those 24 people who died evacuating will probably be more than the total amount of casualities caused by rita

nah, the ironic thing is that they would've probably stood a better chance of surviving if they stayed in texas

 

[Balt]

Sticking around didn't work out so well for the elderly that were left to drown in the nursing home in NOL.

You take chances either way, but the odds were against something like that bus accident happening. Freak accident. :/

 

[frankgomez75]

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: jfall
the ironic thing is that those 24 people who died evacuating will probably be more than the total amount of casualities caused by rita

nah, the ironic thing is that they would've probably stood a better chance of surviving if they stayed in texas

yes this is true... I doubt anyone will die from Hurricane Rita who stayed in Houston

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: frankgomez75

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: jfall
the ironic thing is that those 24 people who died evacuating will probably be more than the total amount of casualities caused by rita

nah, the ironic thing is that they would've probably stood a better chance of surviving if they stayed in texas

yes this is true... I doubt anyone will die from Hurricane Rita who stayed in Houston

thats not the point.


this is truly a tragic accident.

 

[hx009]

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: jfall
the ironic thing is that those 24 people who died evacuating will probably be more than the total amount of casualities caused by rita

nah, the ironic thing is that they would've probably stood a better chance of surviving if they stayed in texas

*checks map* Dallas is in Texas...

 

[frankgomez75]

updated with pics

 

[Sluggo]

Originally posted by: hx009

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: jfall
the ironic thing is that those 24 people who died evacuating will probably be more than the total amount of casualities caused by rita

nah, the ironic thing is that they would've probably stood a better chance of surviving if they stayed in texas

*checks map* Dallas is in Texas...

Nope Dallas heeded the evacuation order.

 

[ElFenix]

this happened last night...

 

[Brutuskend]

N/M

 

[hx009]

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Originally posted by: hx009

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: jfall
the ironic thing is that those 24 people who died evacuating will probably be more than the total amount of casualities caused by rita

nah, the ironic thing is that they would've probably stood a better chance of surviving if they stayed in texas

*checks map* Dallas is in Texas...

Nope Dallas heeded the evacuation order.

What? The people on that bus were fleeing from Houston to Dallas and surrounding areas. What are you talking about? Maybe my sarcasm meter is busted...

 

[mchammer]

:Q:Q:Q

 

[skyking]

They were being moved from one nursing home to a sister facility. You can bet the management was not going to take chances by leaving the elderly in the path of the storm.
many of those folks need electricity for pumps, Oxygen concentrators, monitors and other equipment. Nursing homes have backup power, but it is limited in both quantity and duration. The anticipated power outages were reason enough to move those folks.