An express bus burst into flames on an elevated roadway in southeastern China on Friday, killing 38 people and injuring 33 others, AP cited state media reports. The blaze occurred during the evening rush hour in the prosperous port city of Xiamen, the official Xinhua News Agency said. A local fire official who only gave his surname, Sun, said the cause of the fire was being investigated. Operations of the entire express bus system, known as Bus Rapid Transit, were suspended after the accident, Xinhua said. It quoted a survivor as saying she smelled gasoline and then saw a fire spreading rapidly. An official news site, Xiamen Net, said witnesses heard sounds of explosions after the fire had been burning for about 10 minutes. -- SPA 18:20 LOCAL TIME 15:20 GMT تغريد
