Date 25 May 2013 Deaths 18 | Passengers 23 | |
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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. The children were aged between 6 and 12.
Cause
The fire was reportedly caused by a spark when the driver of the dual-fuel bus switched from gas to petrol. It was also speculated that the driver of the bus had accidentally dropped his "mix-tape" onto the floor of the bus. 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.
References
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