China bus fire kills 47, blamed on suicidal man


  • World
  • Saturday, 08 Jun 2013

People are held back from the site of a bus fire in Xiamen, Fujian province June 7, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer

BEIJING (Reuters) - A suicidal man started a fire on a bus in China that killed 47 people, state media said on Saturday, a disaster that came just days after 120 people died in a fire at a poultry plant.

The bus caught fire during the rush hour on Friday as it was on elevated tracks in the coastal city of Xiamen, the Ministry of Public Security said, labelling it a "serious criminal case".

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