The China Post
Date: July 25, 2016
By: Christine Chou
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Significant progress has been made in the investigation into the fire that
Inspectors search the burned-out wreckage of a bus that was engulfed by flames Tuesday, July 19. The Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office announced Sunday that inspectors have detected five containers containing ignitable substances — possibly gasoline – that were on the bus. (CNA)
killed 26 people on a tour bus last Tuesday, as investigators detected samples of ignitable substances — possibly gasoline — among fire debris Sunday.
The Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office said they could be almost certain that the rapid spreading of flames was linked to fire accelerants. But the origin of the fire is not yet known.
Prosecutors said that after sending fire scene debris samples for laboratory analysis, they were alerted to traces of accelerants or fuels in a damaged container near the driver’s seat, in burnt residue in the driver’s cockpit, on the carpet at the front exit, and in three plastic containers in the luggage compartment of the bus.
Investigations are still underway to determine why flammable substances were present in the vehicle, and how they may have been related to the fatal fire. The cause of the incident would be clarified as the fire investigation progresses, said prosecutors. [FULL STORY]
