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| China bus fire in Ningxia kills 14 people | China bus fire in Ningxia kills 14 people |
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| A fire on a public bus in the Chinese province of Ningxia has killed 14 people and injured another 32, state media report. | A fire on a public bus in the Chinese province of Ningxia has killed 14 people and injured another 32, state media report. |
| Broadcaster CCTV quoted authorities in the city of Yinchuan as saying that the bus suddenly caught fire at around 07:00 local time (23:00 GMT Monday), trapping some people inside. | Broadcaster CCTV quoted authorities in the city of Yinchuan as saying that the bus suddenly caught fire at around 07:00 local time (23:00 GMT Monday), trapping some people inside. |
| Officials are looking for a man in connection with the fire. | |
| Amateur footage posted online showed the bus engulfed in flames. | |
| Authorities have named the man, Ma Yongping, and released his picture and personal identification number, saying he was a "major suspect" in the case. | |
| Yinchuan authorities said that of the 32 injured, eight were severely hurt while the rest had light to moderate injuries. All have been sent to a hospital for treatment. | |
| Along with several accidents there have been cases of deliberately set fires in recent years, as was the case in June 2013 when 48 people died on a Xiamen bus. Authorities said then that a suicidal man had started the fire. |