Security upgrade on China’s buses
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CHINA is stepping up security on the country’s bus systems, which have been dogged with safety issues.
The city government of the southern metropolis of Guangzhou on Thursday ordered tightened police patrols and inspections in the city’s bus stops and subway stations.
Xie Xiaodan, vice mayor of Guangzhou, said city departments will enhance supervision and control over flammable and combustible materials on public transport.
The move followed a blast that tore through a public bus in Guangzhou on Tuesday evening. Two people died and 32 were taken to hospital.
The following day, the Ministry of Public Security demanded that all buses and subway trains in the country have security supervisors on-board.
A number of parts of the country are already rolling out measures to improve security.
On Wednesday, Beijing police said they will increase the number of bus security supervisors and equip them with security inspection scanners, according to The Beijing News.
The city has 2,000 security supervisors working on its buses.
In Hangzhou, in east China’s Zhejiang Province, local authorities require all bus drivers to bring a “life hammer” escape tool to work with them in case of emergencies, while the driver’s cab will be equipped with another hammer.
China has been hit by a number of fires and explosions aboard buses in recent years.
On July 5, 34-year-old Bao Laixu allegedly set a bus ablaze in Hangzhou, injuring 30 people. He is still in critical condition in hospital.
Last year, a bus in the east China coastal city of Xiamen burst into flames, leaving 47 people dead and 34 injured.
In 2009, a bus in Chengdu caught fire, leaving 25 passengers dead. Police concluded the fire was deliberately set by an unemployed man who died in the blaze.
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