Dozens Dead in Taiwan Bus Inferno

aspie_assault · #11 ● 10-30-2016, 12:33 AM

There are big windows on coaches which can be smashed.

If they DID have the ability to smash them.

VoodooViper · #12 ● 10-30-2016, 12:49 AM

There Are Emergency Handles On ALL The Windows! Including, the Rooftop Escape Hatches!

The Windows Emergency Handles Pullout the Rubber Gaskets or Pillar Seals So, the Glass Can Be Removed or Broken! Some Windows Have Blowout Glass Fired By Charges Behind the Window Frame!

The Smoke Coming Out of the Fire Is Nearly ALL Black! That’s From The Intense Heat Releasing Chemical Fumes From the Plastic And Other Materials In the Bus!

Obviously! No Fire Retardant Materials or Fire Bottles Whatsoever!

Noxious Fumes Will Incapacitate A Young Adult Male 6-Feet 200-lb.s
In 3 To 5 Seconds! And Will Die Within 2-Seconds After That!

So, dah Next Time Your On A Stinky Dirty Greyhound Bus, Don’t Complain!

Taiwanese Give New Meaning To A, “Cook Out”

gatagato · #13 ● 10-30-2016, 01:46 AM

UPDATE***

Driver in fatal Taiwan tour bus fire was suicidal, inquiry rules

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Taiwanese prosecutors have wrapped up their investigation into a fire aboard a tour coach that killed all 26 people on board, confirming earlier reports that the driver was suicidal and took his own life before starting the blaze.
The two-month inquiry focused on the driver, Su Ming-cheng, as the main suspect, and no charges would be laid, officials from the Taoyuan prosecutors’ office were quoted as saying yesterday by theChina News Agency.
Su appeared to be going through a difficult emotional time, with a sexual assault trial looming and problems at home. He had told an acquaintance he feared he would be jailed for five years, and the combined pressure might have pushed him to take his life, they said.

Su was driving the bus full of mainland tourists as well as a local guide to the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on July 19 when he started the fire near his seat, according to witnesses. Flames engulfed the vehicle as it barrelled down the highway for another 1.4km before crashing into a guard rail on the highway.
A preliminary investigation found five containers – including two near the driver’s seat – contained petrol. Su was later found to have bought them on the fourth day of the eight-day trip.
The 24 tourists, all from Liaoning province, and the guide died. The bus had eight emergency exits, two of which were inaccessible because they were near the driver where the fire started. The other six had been deliberately blocked, and witnesses described passengers frantically trying to open them as the flames grew.

Su had consumed a large amount of alcohol that day and seemed to be intoxicated when he got behind the wheel, witnesses who saw him earlier said.

Families of all but one of the victims have accepted compensation from insurance companies, with each family eligible to claim NT$6.64 million (HK$1.6 million). But if the incident is found to have been caused by human error, the families could seek additional claims, according to the transport ministry.
The killings have added to Taiwan’s tourist woes. CNA reported on Friday that the number of mainland tour groups from Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shanghai, areas where interest in visiting Taiwan is usually high, could drop by half in the week-long holiday starting October 1, which is National Day on the mainland.
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/artic...-inquiry-rules
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/11/as...-fire-suicide/

This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as:
Suicidal bus driver started fire before deadly crash

Rocknut · #14 ● 10-30-2016, 01:59 AM

Originally Posted by ices ↗

There are big windows on coaches which can be smashed.

I thought that too, why not smash the windows? What a shitty way to die!

**kellyhound** · #15 ● 10-30-2016, 11:43 AM

he wanted to and did take as much innocent lives with him which makes him a mass murderer in my book.

FunkPumpkin · #16 ● 10-31-2016, 12:57 AM

Originally Posted by Rocknut ↗

I thought that too, why not smash the windows? What a shitty way to die!

Some folks aren't strong enough to break a tempered glass window. So, in trying to be prepared for myself partially-weakened due to injury -or- having less striking force due to being underwater, I carry a spring-loaded center punch with me wherever I go. Just press the tip against the glass and keep pushing until it "pops". That's what a lot of carjackers use to quickly break side windows; it works like a charm.