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Fire engulfs public bus and kills 7 people in north India

Fire engulfed a public bus in India's most populous state on Tuesday, killing seven people and burning another 16 passengers, officials said.

 

The blaze started when one of many gas cylinders carried by passengers caught fire, District Magistrate Jagat Raj Tripathi said. Five of the injured passengers were in serious condition.

 

The bus was carrying 42 people when the accident occurred in Amethi, 150 kilometers (93 miles) southeast of Uttar Pradesh's state capital of Lucknow.

 


פרסום ראשון: 04.21.15, 13:43