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Pakistan school bus fire kills 16 children Pakistan school bus fire kills 16 children
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At least 16 children have been killed when their school bus caught fire in eastern Pakistan, police say. At least 16 children and their teacher have been killed when their school bus caught fire in eastern Pakistan, police say.
At least seven more children were taken to hospital after the incident on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat.At least seven more children were taken to hospital after the incident on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat.
Police told the BBC a compressed gas cylinder had exploded on the bus, though other reports said it had been found intact. Police told the BBC a compressed gas cylinder had exploded on the bus after fire broke out.
A teacher is also reported to have died in the blaze but the driver survived. The bus driver is reported to have survived.
Police officer Dar Ali Khattak told the news agency the fire was apparently caused by a spark when the driver of the dual-fuel bus switched from gas to petrol. Police officer Dar Ali Khattak told the AFP news agency the fire was apparently caused by a spark when the driver of the dual-fuel bus switched from gas to petrol.
He said the children were aged between 5 and 15, and were just a few kilometres from their school in Gujrat, about 200km (120 miles) south-east of the capital Islamabad, when the fire broke out. 'We are burning'
He said the children were aged between 5 and 15, and were just a few kilometres from their school in Gujrat, about 200km (120 miles) south-east of the capital Islamabad, when the incident happened.
Two children who survived by escaping from a window in the back of the bus told reporters they had smelt gas before the fire broke out.Two children who survived by escaping from a window in the back of the bus told reporters they had smelt gas before the fire broke out.
One boy said the other children were shouting: "Brother, save us, save us. We are burning."
"I took a huge stick and broke the glass. I tried to save them but I couldn't," he said.
Compressed natural gas is used in millions of vehicles in Pakistan as a cheaper alternative to diesel and petrol.Compressed natural gas is used in millions of vehicles in Pakistan as a cheaper alternative to diesel and petrol.
Numerous previous vehicle explosions have been blamed on substandard cylinders used to contain the fuel.Numerous previous vehicle explosions have been blamed on substandard cylinders used to contain the fuel.