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All passengers safely evacuated after bus catches fire in Liaoning

National
2009-6-27

A LEAKY gasoline pump caused a bus fire in northeast China's Liaoning Province this morning, police said. All 30 passengers were safely evacuated. The No. 205 bus, headed toward the rail station in the provincial...

Death toll in China bus fire rises to 27

National
2009-6-7

TWO of the 76 passengers injured in Friday's bus blaze in southwest China died in hospital early today, bringing the death toll to 27. The two, who both suffered serious burns, included a 69-year-old man, from...

Inferno on rush hour Chengdu bus kills 25

National
2009-6-6

AT least 25 people died and dozens were hurt yesterday when a packed commuter bus burst into flames and was destroyed within minutes during the morning rush hour in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu. Seventy-six...

Bus fire kills 24, injures 42 in Chengdu

National
2009-6-5

A FIRE on a bus this morning killed 24 people in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the provincial work safety supervision bureau said. The authority is still checking the exact number of...

Bus fire toll rises to 63 in India

World
2008-12-10

THE death toll after a speeding bus carrying Hindu pilgrims caught fire and crashed in northern India has risen to 63, police said today. The dead from yesterday's accident include eight children, said Navneet...

Driver injured as bus engine catches fire in Harbin

National
2008-8-14

A DRIVER was injured today when a bus engine caught on fire in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. No passengers were aboard at the time of the accident, Xinhuanet.com reported. The middle-aged driver fell off the...

Shuttle bus catches fire in Pudong

Metro | Crime and public security
2008-6-5

MORE than 30 passengers managed to escape unhurt from a company shuttle bus after it caught fire in Pudong New Area yesterday, Shanghai Morning Post reported today. The bus caught fire when on Jinhai Road near...

Woman's bag causes fatal bus fire

National
2006-9-22

A WOVEN bag with gas and fireworks caused the fire on an in-service bus in Mudanjiang City yesterday, killing five people and seriously injuring two, Xinhua news agency reported today.

Bus toll up by 7

National
2005-3-10

SEVEN more injured kindergarten children died in hospital yesterday morning, pushing the death toll in the bus fire in Linyi, Shandong Province, to 12. Four children and a teacher were still undergoing medical treatment but were in stable condition, local authorities said. The minivan, with 21 children and a teacher escorting them home, caught fire about 5:10pm on Tuesday. Police have detained the minibus driver and the kindergarten director for investigation.

Mystery bus fire leaves 17 dead

National
2005-2-24

SEVENTEEN people were killed and five were injured when a long-distance bus caught fire and exploded on Tuesday night on an expressway in Nanjing, capital of eastern China's Jiangsu Province.