China: Fire on Overloaded Bus Kills 41

An overloaded double-decker bus burst into flames on a highway in central China early Friday, killing 41 people on board and injuring 6, the state media said. The official Xinhua News Agency said the six passengers who managed to escape the fire in Xinyang, in Henan Province, were all hospitalized, with one in critical condition. It said the bus, a sleeper coach, had a 35-passenger limit but was carrying 47 people It was unclear what caused the blaze.