14 killed after bus catches fire in Northwest China
(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2016-01-05 10:06 |
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Live images show a bus burst into flames after it caught fire in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on Tuesday.[Photo/Weibo] |
At least 14 people were killed and 32 injured Tuesday after a bus caught fire in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region.
The fire broke out on the bus at about 7 am and it was extinguished by firefighters 10 minutes later. Live images from the scene show the bus burst into flames.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation, said local authorities.
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