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2013 Pakistan gas bus explosion
2013 public transit accident in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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2013 Pakistan gas bus explosion occurred on 25 May 2013 after a gas cylinder exploded in a school minivan heading towards Gujrat in Pakistan. The blast killed at least 17 people, including 16 children and a bus driver and another 7 children were wounded.[1][2][3][4] The children were aged between 6 and 12.[5][6]
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Cause
The fire was reportedly caused by a spark when the driver of the dual-fuel bus switched from gas to petrol.[1] Officer Ijaz Ahmad said a short-circuit next to a leaking petrol tank started the blaze. Police had earlier blamed an exploding natural gas cylinder.[6]
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