Fire kills at least 20 in Peru passenger bus

By Zehra Nur Duz</p> <p>LIMA, Peru (AA) – At least 20 people died and seven others were injured when a bus caught fire in Peru’s capital Lima on Sunday, local media reported on Monday.</p> <p>According to Peruvian news agency El Periodico, the incident occurred when flames engulfed a bus travelling between the provinces at a bus stop in the San Martin de Porres district, north of the capital. </p> <p>The injured people were immediately transferred to the hospital Cayetano Heredia in Lima, El Periodico said, citing fire department spokesman Lewis Mejia.</p> <p>According to firefighters, the fire started with a spark, but people could not get out of the vehicle which was heading to the northern city of Chiclayo.