Car blaze trio caught up in housing dispute

The three people who set themselves on fire on Feb 25 in a car in Beijing were petitioners from Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, said Li Zhi, the city's Party secretary on Friday.

They resorted to the extreme act because their unjustified demands in a housing dispute had not been met, Li said.

The three are now out of danger and receiving medical treatment at Urumqi Friendship Hospital, he added.