Illegal cargo ignited bus fire
By Li Qian |
June 28, 2012, Thursday
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THE fire that killed 41 on an overloaded double-decker sleeper coach in central Henan Province last July was ignited by flammable chemicals illegally taken onboard by the bus operator, authorities said.
The State Administration of Work Safety said yesterday that the bus illegally carried 300 kilograms of chemicals, which were stored improperly and triggered a fire on the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway in Xinyang City in Henan.
Blame rests with the chaotic management of the Weihai Transportation Group in eastern Shandong Province, which subcontracted the bus operation to Wang Endian, as well as authorities in Shandong and Henan, officials said.
Five people, including Wang and bus driver Zou Jianzhou, have been arrested for causing the incident while 32 Party officials, including work safety inspectors and transportation officials, have been punished, according to the statement.
Wang paid 400,000 yuan (US$62,840) for the right to operate the bus and entrusted its day-to-day management to Li Gang, who died in the blast.
Chemical manufacturers and dealers often asked Li to transport hazardous chemicals, and both Wang and the Weihai group turned a blind eye, officials said.
On July 21 last year, Li took 10 boxes of the explosive chemical on the bus at the request of Huichang Chemicals Supporting Material Co in Zibo, Shandong.
The State Administration of Work Safety punished Huichang and two other chemical companies. Five people in three companies, including Yang, have been apprehended.
The State Administration of Work Safety said yesterday that the bus illegally carried 300 kilograms of chemicals, which were stored improperly and triggered a fire on the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway in Xinyang City in Henan.
Blame rests with the chaotic management of the Weihai Transportation Group in eastern Shandong Province, which subcontracted the bus operation to Wang Endian, as well as authorities in Shandong and Henan, officials said.
Five people, including Wang and bus driver Zou Jianzhou, have been arrested for causing the incident while 32 Party officials, including work safety inspectors and transportation officials, have been punished, according to the statement.
Wang paid 400,000 yuan (US$62,840) for the right to operate the bus and entrusted its day-to-day management to Li Gang, who died in the blast.
Chemical manufacturers and dealers often asked Li to transport hazardous chemicals, and both Wang and the Weihai group turned a blind eye, officials said.
On July 21 last year, Li took 10 boxes of the explosive chemical on the bus at the request of Huichang Chemicals Supporting Material Co in Zibo, Shandong.
The State Administration of Work Safety punished Huichang and two other chemical companies. Five people in three companies, including Yang, have been apprehended.
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