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Dennis on Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:11:01 AM
Among the 76 injured, six were in critical condition, said Mao Zhixiong, spokesman for the Chengdu city government Friday afternoon at a news conference.
All the injured were sent to the Chengdu No.2 People's Hospital and the Chengdu Army General Hospital.
The fire began at 8:02 a.m. when the No.9 bus, with license plate Chuan A 49567, was on its way from Tianhui Township to downtown Chengdu, and caught fire under the Chuanshan Viaduct, said Mao.
Sichuan's Communist Party chief Liu Qibao and provincial governor Jiang Jufeng both ordered "all-out efforts to treat the injured".
"The bus had air conditioning and only the windows at the rearmost seats could be opened by hand," said 29-year-old Deng Huaqiong. She sat on the second row from the rear and jumped out after someone opened the back window. She suffered slight burns and was receiving treatment in hospital.