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Inferno on rush hour Chengdu bus kills 25

AT least 25 people died and dozens were hurt yesterday when a packed commuter bus burst into flames and was destroyed within minutes during the morning rush hour in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu. Seventy-six... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Fri, Jun 05 2009

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