Electrical short circuit could be cause of deadly bus fire

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/07/20
By: Lien Chin-feng, Liao Jen-kai, Wang Shu-fen and Lilian Wu

Taipei, July 20 (CNA) The possibility of an electrical short circuit cannot be ruled out in a deadly fire that engulfed a tour bus, killing all 26 people aboard, including 24 Chinese tourists, experts probing the cause of the fire said Wednesday.

The experts noted that a fuse box at the front of the bus had melted, pointing to the possibility of a power overload leading to an electrical short circuit.

The experts targeted the front area of the bus as a possible starting point for the fire, and were continuing their assessment, checking the driver’s door and various electrical appliances such as a drinking fountain at the front, a refrigerator underneath the aisle, and the main fuse box behind the driver’s seat.

They also compared the bus with another of the same type, particularly two transformers situated underneath the driver’s seat.     [FULL  STORY]