Flames engulfed the bus in front of a furniture store in the
northern region of Ningxia after 7 a.m. on Tuesday. The bus was in the
region's Helan county.
China police on lookout for suspected arsonist in deadly bus fire(UK24)
Chinese police
have launched a manhunt for an arsonist suspected of starting a bus fire
that killed 14 people and injured 32 others on Tuesday, state media
reported.
Bus fires are not uncommon in China,
where regulators have blamed some recent blazes on flawed auto design.
In 2013, a bus fire blamed on a suicidal man killed 47 in the coastal
city of Xiamen.
Flames engulfed
the bus in front of a furniture store in the northern region of Ningxia
after 7 a.m. on Tuesday. The bus was in the region's Helan county.
Police are searching for Ma Yongping, the suspected arsonist, looking in particular for the three cars he owns, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Police are still investigating and state media did not mention any possible motives.
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