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Probe Begins Into Deadly Texas Bus Blast

Sunday, September 25, 2005 8:16:17 AM

An emergency crew investigates the scene where a bus caught fire and exploded on northbound Interstate 45, Friday, Sept. 23, in Wilmer, Texas. The bus carrying elderly evacuees from Hurricane Rita caught fire and was rocked by explosions early Friday on a gridlocked highway near Dallas, killing as many as 24 people, authorities said.  The bus, with about 45 people on board, had been traveling since Thursday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)DALLAS (AP) - Federal investigators sought clues Saturday in the burned-out remnants of a bus that exploded in a traffic jam and killed 24 elderly evacuees fleeing Hurricane Rita.

National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Keith Holloway said investigators would analyze the wreckage for evidence on the cause of the explosion that killed residents of a Houston nursing home who were heading inland away from the storm.

Mark Cooper, a lawyer for Global Limo Inc., the south Texas company that operated the charter bus, said Saturday that the company was "monitoring" the situation.


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