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10:13, 30-Mar-2019
Deadly central China coach fire caused by illegal explosive goods aboard
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Inflammable goods illegally carried by a passenger led to a bus fire, causing 26 deaths in central China's Hunan Province on March 22, investigators said on Saturday.
A 51-year-old male passenger, surnamed Chen, was among the dead. Twenty-eight people also suffered injuries.
The investigators said Chen was carrying the goods as a threat to settle a business dispute in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The items exploded and set the 59-seater bus on fire on a highway in Hanshou County in the city of Changde. There were 56 people on board – 53 passengers, two drivers and a tour guide.
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