Chinese police identify a suspect in a bus fire and cause 47 deaths

Chinese police said Saturday have identified a suspect of causing the fire on a bus in the city of Xiamen (Fujian southeast of China), which has caused at least 47 dead and 33 wounded. This was stated by the local police of that city through his official account on Weibo, the Twitter Chinese, as recorded by the official news agency Xinhua . "The investigation of the case has made ​​great inquiries, and details will be revealed soon " , notes the comment. At the time of the accident, which occurred at 18:20 on Friday, were on the bus 90 people, of which 47 have died and 34 are hospitalized. The Xiamen Municipal Government said that it has revealed alist of the wounded and the identities of those killed are still checking, collects Xinhua. There were 15 students among the passengers , seven of whom are receiving treatment and the remaining eight are still missing. The incident involved a vehicle from the municipal rapid transit (BRT) and has been a result of "a serious criminal case," according to local researchers. The police investigation shows that the wheels and the fuel tank of the bus are intact , so that, in principle, rule out a security issue as a possible cause of the fire and target the criminal case, so we are continuing the investigation. The fire came just four days after that a fire at a poultry slaughterhouse in northern China (Jilin Province) caused 120 deaths. Where appropriate, the authorities attributed the accident to negligence on plant safety by the company and the local government, to fail on supervision.