Bus explosion leaves 3 dead in Shanghai
2008-05-04 19:47:23 Xinhua English
The burnt-down No. 842 bus (center) is seen in Shanghai Monday, May 5, 2008. (Photo/Xinmin.cn)
A bus is on fire after an expolsion in Shanghai, May 5, 2008. Three passengers were killed and 12 others injured in the incident. The cause of the explosion is still yet unknown. (Photo/xmnext.com)
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SHANGHAI, May 5 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed in a bus explosion in Shanghai at about 9:00 a.m. Monday, according to fire fighters who rushed to the scene.
The cause of the explosion is not yet known.
Fire fighters estimated that there were about 50 passengers on board the No. 842 Bus, which suddenly exploded en route between the Guoxing Road and Shunguo Road in Yangpu District, to the northeast of Shanghai.
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