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Buses ignite spontaneously in C China

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2013-06-19 15:22
Buses ignite spontaneously in C China

A bus on line 585 ignites spontaneously and firefighters try to extinguish the fire in Wuhan city, Hubei province on Tuesday afternoon. A dozen passengers escaped successfully and no casualties were reported. On the same day in the morning, a bus on line 808 also self ignited in the city and the driver managed to control the fire with a fire extinguisher in time. Wuhan witnessed the highest temperatures of the year on Tuesday, with the topmost temperature reaching 35 C. The cause of the accident is under investigation. [Photo by Hui Bin/Asianewsphoto]

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