Central China bus blaze kills at least 26, injures 28

Aerial photo of the accident site in Changde in central China’s Hunan Province. Photo: Xinhua

BEIJING, Mar 23, 2019, SCMP. At least 26 people are dead and 28 injured after a tourist coach suddenly caught fire in Hunan province on Friday night. Five people were seriously injured, reported the South China Morning Post.

There were 53 passengers, two drivers and a tour guide on the bus when the fire broke out, Xinhua reported. There was no mention of arson.

Xinhua said the accident happened around 7:15pm on Friday evening and the bus was travelling from neighbouring Henan province.

It said the two drivers were detained and an investigation was under way.

There have been many cases in China of buses catching fire due to engine problems.

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