27 killed in Southwest China bus fire
{{date|October 2, 2007}}

Twenty-seven people have been killed after a bus was engulfed by fire in [[w:Chongqing|Chongqing]], Southwest [[China]] today; 11 more were hospitalized.

None of the 38 on board escaped unscathed after the disaster occurred at around 5 p.m. local time. Emergency services rushed the injured to a nearby hospital for treatment, while two vice-mayors visited the scene of the tragedy.

It is not currently known what caused the accident.

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[[Category:China]]
[[Category:Asia]]
[[Category:Fires]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Transport]] [[Category:Iain Macdonald (Wikinewsie)]]
Twenty-seven people have been killed after a bus was engulfed by fire in Chongqing, Southwest China today; 11 more were hospitalized.

None of the 38 on board escaped unscathed after the disaster occurred at around 5 p.m. local time. Emergency services rushed the injured to a nearby hospital for treatment, while two vice-mayors visited the scene of the tragedy.

It is not currently known what caused the accident.
China Asia Fires Disasters and accidents Transport Iain Macdonald (Wikinewsie)