Person: Don Peritz

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Up to 24 elderly evacuees die in bus blaze

A BUS carrying elderly evacuees from Hurricane Rita caught fire and was rocked by explosions early yesterday on a gridlocked highway near Dallas, Texas, killing as many as 24 people, authorities said.

Sat, 24 Sep, 2005

Evacuation bus death toll rises to 24

A bus carrying elderly evacuees from Hurricane Rita caught fire early today on gridlocked Interstate 45 in Texas, killing or injuring an unknown number of passengers.

Fri, 23 Sep, 2005

Hurricane evacuation bus explodes, 20 possibly killed

A bus carrying elderly evacuees from Hurricane Rita caught fire early today on gridlocked Interstate 45 in Texas, killing or injuring an unknown number of passengers.

Fri, 23 Sep, 2005