Most of the victims were found on the top floor, where passengers were transporting fuel that fed the horror blaze, officials said. Horrifying images from the scene in Lima, Peru, shows flames ravaging the back of the bus while eyewitnesses desperately try to knock down the inferno with handheld fire extinguishers. (Image: TWITTER/SAMYH1982)The vehicle became completely engulfed at a bus stop that authorities had banned just weeks earlier because it was next to an illegal shop that sells fuel. TV footage showed the gutted remains of the bus which was travelling from Lima to the northern coastal city of Chiclayo. Lima's Mayor Jorge Munoz told reporters the bus stop had recently been banned.

Source: Daily Mirror April 01, 2019 06:24 UTC