33 children killed in Colombia bus fire

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http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-colombia-bus-fire-20140519-story.html

t least 33 children were killed when a bus caught fire in northern Colombia, trapping the young passengers aboard the burning vehicle as horrified onlookers stood by helplessly..

The bus was transporting 48 children between the ages of 2 and 13 to their homes after a Pentecostal church service when the tragedy happened Sunday in Fundacion, a sugar- and banana-growing town near the Caribbean coast.




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Police carry bags containing the remains of children who burned to death in a bus fire in Fundacion in northern Colombia. (Oscar Mejia / Associated Press)




Witnesses quoted by El Heraldo, the newspaper in nearby Barranquilla, said the bus stalled and that the driver tried to restart it by pouring gasoline over the carburetor. A spark caused an explosion, and flames quickly engulfed the vehicle, the report said. [Link in Spanish]

Residents said they heard screams for help but were unable to intervene due to the intense heat of the flames.

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