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China bus fire kills 24

By the CNN Wire Staff
A Chinese policeman checks the burned-out bus on a road in Wuxi, China, in Jiangsu province on Monday.
A Chinese policeman checks the burned-out bus on a road in Wuxi, China, in Jiangsu province on Monday.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Nineteen people injured, Xinhua reports
  • Incident happened in Wuxi Sunday night, Xinhua cites local authorities as saying
  • Wuxi is 124 km northwest of Shanghai
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Hong Kong, China (CNN) -- A fire hit a steel company's shuttle bus in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, killing 24 people, state-run media reported.

Another 19 people were injured in the blaze, the state news agency Xinhua reported.

The incident happened Sunday night in the city of Wuxi, Xinhua reported, citing local authorities.

Wuxi, a city of 4.5 million, is 124 km (77 miles) northwest of Shanghai.

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